Keeping Food and Water Safe During Storms
It's important to safeguard your food, water, medicine and pets before, during and after any severe weather event.
National Celebration Honoring Health Centers
CBWF offers primary and specialized health care, a satellite clinic in Kingsville, a 24/7/365 Mental Health Emergency Hotline, LGBTQ+ support groups and the only Pride Center south of San Antonio.
OAG Civil Medicaid Fraud Division Recovers $42.7 Million in Taxpayer Funds
OAG Civil Medicaid Fraud Division settled an enforcement action brought under the Texas Medicaid Fraud Prevention Act.
Food Safety Honor Roll
USDA has some tips for parents and caregivers that will help them make the food safety honor roll.
Lockdown Era Policies Hitting Medicaid Recipients
During the pandemic, federal regulations prohibited states from removing people from Medicaid, allowing access to nonstop health insurance coverage for about 3 million Texans who would’ve regularly lost coverage beginning in March 2020.
Medicaid Unit Helps Take Down $6.9 Million Fraud Scheme
The defendants are charged with defrauding the Medicaid program through illicit practices committed through the Floss Family Dental Care clinic in Houston.
USDA Invests in Youth Development
YEA programs will lead to a re-imagined youth development outreach system hat will prepare young people for careers in agriculture and food sciences, and support youth programs like 4-H.
Owner of Home Health Company to Prison for Medicaid Fraud
Akintunde Oyewale, a home health company owner from Richmond, TX, was sentenced to 57 months in federal prison and three years of supervised release for conspiracy to commit health care fraud.
Abbott Says He Won’t Renew COVID-19 Declaration
Texas appears to be the last state with a broad pandemic declaration, which was begun in 2020, still in place.
Grand Opening of $200 Million Rusk State Hospital
The new two-story administration building is 18,900 square feet and accommodates the administration department and IT staff.
Emily Zalkovsky Named HHSC Medicaid Director
Zalkovsky, who has 18 years of experience in health and human services policy and operations, currently serves as the deputy state Medicaid director.
Abbott signs Legislation Barring Minors from Getting Puberty Blockers
"Children in Texas are officially protected from harmful, experimental medical and surgical treatments for gender dysphoria," Rep. Tom Oliverson, R-Cypress, the author of SB 14's companion bill in the House, said in a statement on Twitter.
HHSC Recognizes Innovators in Aging
Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service have partnered to improve the lives of people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, caregivers, partners, and community providers.
Keep Your Favorite Cold Dishes Chilled
When temperatures rise and food safety steps aren’t followed, cold dishes at a cookout are at risk for unsafe bacteria levels.
Paxton Launches Investigation into Gain-of-Function Research
Paxton is also investigating whether the companies misrepresented the efficacy of their Covid-19 vaccines and the likelihood of transmitting Covid-19 after taking the vaccines in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
Texas AG to Investigate COVID-19 Vaccine Makers
The Texas Attorney General said that pharmaceutical companies may have misrepresented data.
Mental Health Services in Texas has a Medicaid Issue
Texas wants to expand mental health services, but many mental health providers do not accept Medicaid because of its lower payment rate.
Weinstein Meats Recalls Raw Ground Beef Burger Products
The problem was discovered after the establishment received multiple consumer complaints reporting consumers found white "rubber-like" material in the ground beef patty products during preparation.
Symptoms, Treatment, and Prevention for Ticks and Lyme Disease
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulates products that are used to help prevent, diagnose, and treat this disease.
Abortion Drug Remains Approved with Restrictions
Mifepristone will remain on the market, but approved only for use up to seven weeks of pregnancy, versus 10 weeks, and it cannot be prescribed by telehealth or mailed, which were already illegal in Texas.