Texas’ freestanding emergency rooms will temporarily be eligible to receive federal reimbursement to care for Medicare and Medicaid recipients under guidance issued Tuesday by the Trump administration ...

The Employee Retirement System of Texas, the state pension with roughly $22 billion in assets under management and nearly 200,000 active and retired members, has picked Wesley W. Gipson to serve as ...

Two moms are working together to demand better care for sepsis patients after their sons got seriously sick from the illness.

Across the state, rural hospitals face a shortage of mental health care providers, with over 60% of rural counties designated as provider shortage areas by the Health Resources and Service ...

AUSTIN, Texas (KUT NEWS) - Edgar Barguiarena and his fiancee, Marissa Javaid, wanted to see family in Houston over the holidays, so they decided to get COVID-19 tests before their trip. Javaid noticed ...

Since the Legislature passed a 2009 law allowing freestanding emergency rooms to operate in Texas, the industry has taken off statewide. The facilities aim to add convenience by allowing patients to ...

Patients who visit freestanding emergency rooms in Texas should now have a better idea of whether their health insurance will cover the bill. A new state law that took effect Sept. 1 requires the ...

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Police say speed may have played a role; both drivers are being investigated for possible impairment and no charges have been filed as the investigation continues Passenger killed in west Houston ...

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