THA, other groups work together to greatly improve Texas advance directives law.
For 140 days, the Texas Hospital Association spoke out, dug in and fought – for good health care policy in Texas, and to short-circuit policies that would have impeded access to care and jeopardize many hospitals’ very existence. After walking miles of Capitol corridors, and hours upon hours of meetings, negotiations and bill-watching, the 2023 regular session of the Texas…
THA staff looks back at wins and challenges in member call days before last Monday’s adjournment.
In recent years, the health care industry has undergone significant changes, with a growing focus on transparency and patient empowerment. One area where this shift has gained momentum is in hospitals' commitment to price transparency.
THA is spending Mental Health Awareness Month seeking advancement on behavioral care priorities.
Each week during the 2025 session of the Texas Legislature, The Scope’s Cap Recap takes a quick look at the previous week’s most hospital-relevant news under the Pink Dome in Austin.
Workplace violence can change a hospital worker’s life in a horrifying flash – whether that moment involves a gunshot or even an unarmed violent outburst. Hospital workers will often rebound from such incidents with severe emotional trauma. They may even decide that rebound won’t include continuing their work in the same setting. Suzanne Magee, the emergency department director at Titus…
About midway through the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature, the Texas Hospital Association is tracking more than 1,600 pieces of legislation.
This week in the Cap Recap, THA testified against problematic rate-setting bill, progress on post-partum maternal coverage, and testimony against covid mandates.
Each week during the 2023 session of the Texas Legislature, The Scope’s Cap Recap will take a quick look at the previous week’s most hospital-relevant news under the Pink Dome in Austin.
