By In Touch: News from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Doctors have been writing down patient information since Hippocrates was studying for the MCAT, but that’s no longer the most efficient and effective way create and maintain records in the information age. As Texas and the nation looks for way to improve health… Continue reading Electronic Records Promise Improved Efficiency, Treatment, Cost Savings

UPDATE – Shield HealthCare is now contracted with RightCare from Scott & White Health Plan to provide: Incontinence, Enteral Nutrition, Ostomy, Urological and Wound Care Supplies. The experienced team of home medical supply experts at Shield HealthCare are ready to support those with RightCare Medicaid coverage from Scott & White Health Plan. You can count on Shield HealthCare… Continue reading Shield HealthCare now contracted with RightCare from Scott & White Health Plan

By Phil Galewitz, Kaiser Health News for USA Today Republican lawmakers in Florida and Texas snubbed the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion for adults, but their states did broaden the program this year — for school-age children. Those states were among 21 — including some big Democrat-led states, such as California — that were required to… Continue reading Texas and Florida Did Expand Medicaid — For Kids

*Updated with the latest Title XIX form – effective date 04/01/2016  On this resources page, you will find links to a downloadable version of the Title XIX Home Health Services Durable Medical Equipment (DME)/Medical Supplies Physician Order Form and instructions on how to complete the form. Click the link below to view the Title XIX Physician Order Form… Continue reading Title XIX (19) Forms

Texas is home to a large immigrant population, and takes in thousands of international refugees every year. ACA coverage for immigrants is threatened by...

The Texas Supreme Court ruled Friday that a Texas teenager, born with severe brain damage, cannot sue her doctor and hospital over birth-related injuries...

Texans are not able to compare which health insurance companies propose the biggest increases before new prices take effect. Texas healthcare increases...

Texas is once again in the midst of a boom, but this one poses different challenges than the frenzy in our oil and gas markets. Help for the aging in Texas

Medicare patients can’t lose treatment even if they ‘show no improvement,’ says oft-ignored Jimmo v. Sebelius. Several days after Christmas last year, my 91-year-old mother suffered a stroke. Up until that time, I had paid very little attention to the topic of Medicare. But in the days that she spent at a San Antonio hospital… Continue reading Little-Known Medicare Lawsuit Can Help Clear Path to Recovery

The following Texas organizations provide community resources and support for individuals with a variety of health care conditions, including autism, cer...