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• TWHC wins funding for preventive health care in the 84th Texas Legislature

  Tags: texas women's healthcare coalition, preventive care, women's health, texas family planning, texas women's health program, expanded primary health care program, nelson, davis, howard, realini, 84th, legislature

  Wednesday, August 19, 2015 12:06:56 PM

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  By Anna Chatillon
  Director of Policy and Advocacy for the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition

  In the midst of the chaos and inevitable drama of the 84th Texas Legislature, we risk overlooking one piece of news with the potential to change thousands of lives for the better. Funding for women’s preventive health care services, such as annual check-ups and contraceptive care, was increased by nearly $50 million in the state budget for the coming biennium.

  In 2011, draconian budget cuts to Texas’ Family Planning program devastated the women’s health care safety net. When the Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition, a collaboration of 60 member organizations led by TAFP and others, was formed in 2012, its aim was to restore that funding. The Coalition’s successful advocacy restored the funding in 2013 through the Texas Women’s Health Program and the Expanded Primary Health Care program, in addition to the Family Planning program.

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• CAPITOL UPDATE: Watch TAFP's Capitol Report for May 9, 2013

  Tags: tafp, news, capitol report, capitol update, legislature, advocacy, texas women's healthcare coalition, wang, davis, howard, zerwas, nelson, realini, hawkins, texas higher education coordinating board, residency, physician of the day, wettermark, ramirez, kalra, medrano, duchicela, mccurdy, seymour, benavides, baumer, siy, dominguez

  Wednesday, May 8, 2013 1:56:00 PM

  Capitol Update: Watch latest report on TAFP’s priorities in the 83rd Texas Legislature

  posted 05.09.13

  In this edition of TAFP’s video newscast, Capitol Report, catch up on the progress of TAFP’s … more

• Damage control: Mending Texas’ women’s health care safety net

  Tags: women's health, legislature, 82nd, 83rd, texas women's healthcare coalition, realini, department of state health services, family planning, medicaid, health and human services commission, public health, howard, davis, perry, nelson, senate, house of representatives

  Monday, April 29, 2013 11:00:00 AM

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  By Kate Alfano

  Severe budget cuts from the 82nd Texas Legislature left the women’s health care safety net in tatters, but supported by a strong fiscal and public health policy … more

• CAPITOL UPDATE: New coalition advocates for women's health care

  Tags: capitol, capitol update, legislature, legislative update, physician of the day, women's health, realini, howard, davis, department of state health services, family planning, texas women's healthcare coalition, paladugu, finnie, bias, miller, cherry, freeman, barrera, duchicela

  Wednesday, February 13, 2013 2:54:00 PM

  Capitol Update: New coalition advocates for women’s health care

  posted 02.14.13

  View a slideshow from the press conference.

  The new Texas Women’s Healthcare Coalition, of which TAFP is a … more