Contents tagged with uninsured

• Report: Uninsured account for one-fifth of ER visits

  Tags: uninsured, health care costs

  Saturday, August 1, 2009 5:00:00 AM

  Report: Uninsured account for one-fifth of ER visits

  Uninsured persons accounted for nearly one-fifth of the 120 million hospital-based emergency department visits in 2006, while low-income … more

• Texas ranks 46th in overall health in 2008

  Tags: texas, cancer, cessation, obesity, uninsured, tobacco

  Saturday, January 31, 2009 4:00:00 AM

  Texas ranks 46th in overall health in 2008

  Texas sunk nine places to rank 46th healthiest state in the country in America’s Health Rankings 2008, an annual analysis of national health on a state- … more

• The Primary Solution: Mending Texas’ Fractured Health Care System

  Tags: primary care, health care costs, health care reform, health insurance, patient-centered medical home, medicaid, uninsured, workforce, health information technology

  Wednesday, October 15, 2008 5:00:00 AM

  The Primary Solution: Mending Texas’ Fractured Health Care System

  By Jonathan Nelson, Kate McCann, Tom Banning, Carrie Kroll and Michelle Romero

  As we prepare for the 2009 legislative session, … more