By Traci Peterson, Special to the Star-Telegram for the Star-Telegram ARLINGTON — Phyllis Truitt, 80, knew she needed to find medical care closer to her Arlington home after her husband’s death in September. In the past, the couple had good health and didn’t mind traveling two hours to a familiar hospital in Temple for yearly physicals.… Continue reading New Arlington Health Clinic Designed with Seniors in Mind

By Jenny Deam for the Houston Chronicle More than 88,000 people in the Houston area have lost plans from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas for 2016, potentially cutting off some of the most seriously ill from the top-tier medical care the city has built its reputation on. Last summer, the state’s largest insurance carrier dropped… Continue reading Insurer Cutbacks Squeeze Patients Out Of High-End Care

Shield HealthCare has been a leader in medical supplies for care at home since 1957. Our Registered Dietitians have experience and expertise in pediatric and adult nutrition support in order to: Ensure the right formula and feeding plan for your patient Provide education and support Troubleshoot tube feeding tolerance Communicate directly with the family and the… Continue reading Shield HealthCare Enteral Nutrition Support Program

Houston Tries to Slim Down with Food, Fitness By Laura Ungar and Jayne O’Donnell, for USA Today HOUSTON — This sprawling Southwesternmetropolis used to have a Texas-sized obesity problem, topping the scales as America’s fattest city. And no wonder — healthy food and safe places to exercise were hard to come by for many residents. But an initiative… Continue reading Houston Tries to Slim Down with Food, Fitness

Originally published as Updated: Texas Judge Blocks the State from Implementing Severe Cuts to Services for Disabled Kids by The Quorum Report Calling his courtroom a “way-station” on the path to inevitable appeals, state district court Judge Tim Sulak granted a temporary injunction this afternoon to plaintiffs in a lawsuit over controversial new Medicaid pay rates for… Continue reading Texas Judge Blocks Cuts to Services for Disabled Kids

As State Announces Medicaid Cuts, Access to Care is Already a Growing Problem By Megan Flynn for the Houston Press When the Texas Health and Human Services Commission released its modified Medicaid rate cuts on September 4, they had no effect on Advocate Pediatric Home Care. By then, the home care agency had already laid… Continue reading As State Announces Medicaid Cuts, Access to Care is Already a Growing Problem

By Andis Robeznieks for Modern Healthcare The emergency, urgent-care, and labor and delivery departments at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital opened in Dallas at 6 a.m. Thursday. A half-hour later, the three-day process began to move some 650 patients from the old hospital, built in 1954, over to the new $1.3 billion, 2.5 million-square-foot facility. Parkland, which… Continue reading Parkland Opens New $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas

The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities conducts an annual survey on an aspect of living in Texas with a disability.  This year the Committee is interested in examining the impact of the aging population across our ten issue areas, which are: access, communication, education, emergency management, health, housing, recreation, transportation, veterans and workforce.… Continue reading Part 2 of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Annual Survey: Impact of the Aging Population

Originally posted on the Texas Health and Human Services Website The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is warning the public about a scam involving a toll-free number no longer owned by HHSC. People who call the number, 1-800-248-1078, are offered gift cards or other rewards in exchange for their credit card information. HHSC… Continue reading Phone Scam Targeting HHSC Clients

Originally posted by the Office of the Governor – Greg Abbott Committee on People with Disabilities The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities conducts an annual survey on an aspect of living in Texas with a disability.  This year the Committee is interested in examining the impact of the aging population across our ten issue… Continue reading Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Annual Survey: Impact of the Aging Population