Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
House Public Health. The Committee gathered to consider the following: HB 577 Thompson, Senfronia – Relating to dispenser requirements for refilling prescriptions for certain controlled substances; HB 531 Miller – Relating to the retention by hospitals and physicians of medical records of a sexual assault victim; HB 921 Rosenthal – Relating to the intake and disposition records of animal shelters and releasing agencies; HB 1255 Hinojosa – Relating to patient medical records regarding maternal death; and more. Follow this link to read TXI’s coverage of the meeting.
Looking Ahead
- April 2, 2019: House Committee on Insurance – Partial
- April 2, 2019: House Committee on Human Services – Partial
- April 2, 2019: Senate Committee on Health and Human Services – Partial
- April 3, 2019: House Committee on Public Health – Partial
- April 4, 2019: House Committee on Public Health – Partial
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- With Rep. Neave the lone Democrat voting yes, House Judiciary advances the Born Alive Protection Act
- Three Texas abortion bills pass committees, gaining momentum in Senate
- University Healthcare System to invest $170 million in new medical record technology
- Texans are waiting for birth and death certificates amid health agency understaffing
- Texas investigating highly contagious whooping cough at state Capitol
U.S.
- Lawsuits Lay Bare Sackler Family’s Role in Opioid Crisis
- Measles cases in first three months of this year already top 2018 total
- Georgia Is Latest State to Pass Fetal Heartbeat Bill as Part of Growing Trend
- Five major court battles over Trump’s health agenda
- Trump Administration Approves Medicaid Work Requirements in Utah
- Purdue Pharma owner spoke critically of opioid addicts: lawsuit
- Trump Administration Gives Family Planning Grant to Anti-Abortion Group
- Veterans harmed at VA nursing homes in two dozen states: report
- With Guns Drawn, Officers Raided Home to Get Feverish Child
- How Can Doctors Be Sure A Self-Taught Computer Is Making The Right Diagnosis?
- Where There’s Rarely a Doctor in the House: Assisted Living
- Training A Computer To Read Mammograms As Well As A Doctor
- In Blow to Trump, Judge Blocks Health Care Law ‘End Run’