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Feds restore billions in halted payments to Texas hospitals, but the fight over uninsured care continues
Read full article: Feds restore billions in halted payments to Texas hospitals, but the fight over uninsured care continuesThe money reimburses hospitals for the services they provide to Medicaid patients in Texas.
Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 states
Read full article: Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in 10 statesA federal judge has blocked President Joe Biden's administration from enforcing a coronavirus vaccine mandate on health care workers in 10 states that had brought the first legal challenge against the requirement.
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Houston-area hospitals not releasing prices required by new law
Read full article: Houston-area hospitals not releasing prices required by new lawImagine shopping online for a colonoscopy or heart surgery just like we shop for airline tickets. You type in what procedure you need and you get a list of prices from hospitals that show what you would pay with and without insurance. That is the idea behind the Hospital Price Transparency Rule. The federal law that took effect in January says hospitals must release pricing information before providing service.