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Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid rule
Read full article: Texas families could lose at-home nursing under stricter Medicaid ruleSome children who receive private duty nursing, a more continuous type of medical care in their homes, could lose their ability to live at home if an HHSC rule change goes into effect.
Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of “unwinding”
Read full article: Nearly 1.7 million Texans lose Medicaid as state nears end of “unwinding”Texas has booted the most people from Medicaid of any state in the country. A majority of those removed lost their health insurance coverage because of procedural reasons.
Gov. Abbott attributes mass shootings to mental health issues a month after cutting $211 million from mental health commission
Read full article: Gov. Abbott attributes mass shootings to mental health issues a month after cutting $211 million from mental health commissionAbbott diverted the funds to add to his effort to send National Guard to the Texas-Mexico border, currently known as Operation Lone Star.
Nonprofit for pregnant women that used money on smoke shop, trips, among largest recipients of state program funding
Read full article: Nonprofit for pregnant women that used money on smoke shop, trips, among largest recipients of state program fundingA San Antonio nonprofit for pregnant women and young parents that instead used money on a West Side smoke shop and out of state trips is among the biggest recipients of funding from the state program that backs it, records obtained by the KSAT 12 Defenders show.
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Massive fine for SA nursing home housing COVID patients after state investigation uncovers long list of safety violations
Read full article: Massive fine for SA nursing home housing COVID patients after state investigation uncovers long list of safety violationsPhotos taken of Richard Isenhour by River City staff show his emaciated state shortly before he was taken to a hospital. Another patient, identified in state records as Resident #1, was left alone in a room for 5-10 minutes after nurses thought they had stabilized him. The man later died, HHSC records confirm. A new outdoor air conditioning compressor-condenser unit was installed July 6, state records show. Six other nursing homes in Bexar County have had more residents die of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic than River City, HHSC records show.
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San Antonio nursing home housing COVID-19 patients reduces number of residents in effort to improve care
Read full article: San Antonio nursing home housing COVID-19 patients reduces number of residents in effort to improve careSAN ANTONIO City officials confirmed Thursday the East Side nursing home designated earlier this year to house COVID-19 positive patients has reduced its number of residents. We understand that HHSC (Health and Human Services Commission) remains on site doing intensive work with River City. The facility has intentionally reduced the number of residents it is serving so they can provide attentive care to a smaller number of patients. Seven residents at River City have died from COVID-19 complications since the start of the pandemic. River City was one of two San Antonio nursing homes chosen in April to house COVID-19 positive patients.