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Texas hospitals spent $121 million on undocumented migrants in one month, state says
Texas hospitals spent more than $121 million over the course of one month treating undocumented migrants, according to a memo ...
More than 31,000 undocumented patients sought medical care in Texas in November, state data shows
More than 31,000 undocumented people sought medical care in Texas in November 2024 after an executive order by Gov. Greg ...
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The latest Health And Human Services Commission news from The Texas Tribune. By Terri Langford April 21, 2025 A state employee testified Monday that tens of thousands of people in the U.S ...
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Experts cast doubt on state’s report that undocumented immigrants cost Texas hospitals $122M in a month
Policy experts say undocumented immigrants' cost to hospitals is a small fraction of the total cost from uninsured Texans.
Funding to fight measles outbreak in Texas hit by DOGE cuts
State evaluating how to cover funding to fight measles outbreak that had come from the CDC. Addiction treatment funding also cut.
2nd child with measles dies in Texas, according to state health officials
A second child in Texas has died of measles, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services, in a growing ...
Measles exploded in Texas after stagnant vaccine funding. New cuts threaten the same across the US
The measles outbreak in West Texas didn’t happen just by chance. Health officials say the easily preventable disease has ...