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September 8, 2023

Editor's note and clarification: the story has been updated to better reflect the Texas Health and Human Services explanation on what are active system issues and its response on a vendor contract.

Jennifer Barrios remembers receiving in May a yellow envelope with the red letters "Action Required" on it.


August 30, 2023

WASHINGTON — Texas is disenrolling Medicaid recipients at the fastest rate in the country, raising questions about how carefully the state health department is analyzing patient's financial data as the nation moves to return Medicaid rolls closer to pre-pandemic levels.

Issues:Healthcare

August 27, 2023
Two emails from whistleblowers at the Texas Health and Human Services Commission concerning Texans being disenrolled from Medicaid coverage have drawn the attention of Texas members of the U.S. House.
Issues:Healthcare

August 4, 2023

Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) is expected to unveil two bipartisan bills today to revamp the Vaccine Injury Compensation Program, including shifting Covid-19 vaccines under the program’s purview.

Issues:Healthcare

July 26, 2023
Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-Texas) called on the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to take a closer look at how Medicare Advantage plans are marketed to seniors. Enrollment has surged past 30 million this year and the number of plans available for seniors to choose from has skyrocketed.
Issues:Healthcare

July 18, 2023
Two Texas Democrats are urging EPA to reject the state’s application to gain top regulatory oversight of carbon dioxide injection wells, pointing to a “lax attitude” toward enforcement at the Texas agency that would oversee the program.

July 11, 2023

We need a federal staffing standard for nursing homes

For the millions of Americans who call our communities’ nursing homes home, each day is uncertain. A severe staffing crisis has resulted in inconsistent quality and quantity of care for nursing home residents.  

Issues:Healthcare

June 29, 2023
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett and other national lawmakers are pushing the Environmental Protection Agency to reduce plastic waste and pollution in an effort to prevent microplastics from entering the nation's waterways.

June 7, 2023
Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Rus­sia of det­on­at­ing a “bomb of mass envir­on­mental dam­age” after the Kak­hovka dam span­ning the Dnipro river in south­ern Ukraine was breached yes­ter­day, flood­ing swaths of ter­rit­ory and for­cing mass evac­u­ations.