By Andis Robeznieks for Modern Healthcare The emergency, urgent-care, and labor and delivery departments at the new Parkland Memorial Hospital opened in Dallas at 6 a.m. Thursday. A half-hour later, the three-day process began to move some 650 patients from the old hospital, built in 1954, over to the new $1.3 billion, 2.5 million-square-foot facility. Parkland, which… Continue reading Parkland Opens New $1.3 Billion Hospital in Dallas

The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities conducts an annual survey on an aspect of living in Texas with a disability.  This year the Committee is interested in examining the impact of the aging population across our ten issue areas, which are: access, communication, education, emergency management, health, housing, recreation, transportation, veterans and workforce.… Continue reading Part 2 of the Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Annual Survey: Impact of the Aging Population

Originally posted on the Texas Health and Human Services Website The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is warning the public about a scam involving a toll-free number no longer owned by HHSC. People who call the number, 1-800-248-1078, are offered gift cards or other rewards in exchange for their credit card information. HHSC… Continue reading Phone Scam Targeting HHSC Clients

Originally posted by the Office of the Governor – Greg Abbott Committee on People with Disabilities The Texas Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities conducts an annual survey on an aspect of living in Texas with a disability.  This year the Committee is interested in examining the impact of the aging population across our ten issue… Continue reading Governor’s Committee on People with Disabilities Annual Survey: Impact of the Aging Population

The following list of Texas disaster relief resources are available for those affected by the storms, as well as those looking to help:

You may have already received a notice from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about a new program called the Texas Dual Eligible...

The federal government is holding state leaders’ feet to the fire, hoping to get Texas to expand its Medicaid program to provide health insurance to more low-income Texans. Federal officials called the state’s health agency this week to say that Texas’ reluctance to expand Medicaid — a key tenet of President Obama’s signature health law… Continue reading Feds Warn Texas: Expand Medicaid or Risk Hospital Funds

Baylor Already Seeing Benefits from Collaboration with Cleveland Clinic – By Gary Jacobson, Staff Writer for The Dallas Morning News Baylor Scott & White Health won’t see its first patients as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s national cardiology network until next year, but the Dallas-based system is already benefiting from the affiliation. Michael Mack, Baylor’s medical director… Continue reading Baylor Already Seeing Benefits from Collaboration with Cleveland Clinic

By Christine Vestal, Stateline, featured in Disability Scoop Finding care for children with medically complex or rare conditions can force parents to tap into networks of highly specialized physicians and hospitals scattered around the country. This is especially challenging when the children are covered by Medicaid, because each state-run program has a different benefit package,… Continue reading Lawmakers Look To Improve Care For Kids With Complex Needs

By Commissioner Jon Weizenbaum – Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) It may be entertaining to make predictions about 2015, but I will humbly donate my share of the fun about health care forecasts to the talking heads. However, there are two things I know for sure based on facts at hand: The number… Continue reading DADS Makes Getting Long-term Care Services Easier