Houston Public MediaDec 2, 2024

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott threatened to restrict federal funding from Texas hospitals that refuse to "follow the law" after a Houston doctor asserted patients do not need to disclose their immigration status.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/12/02/507536/texas-childrens-hospital-comments-on-abbotts-funding-threat-over-new-immigration-status-question/

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Texas Children’s Hospital comments on Abbott’s funding threat over new immigration status question

An executive order issued by Abbott earlier this year directed Texas hospitals to ask patients if they are U.S. citizens, and begin collecting information about those who are not. The order, however does not specifically mandate patients to answer the question.

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Houston Public MediaNov 21, 2024

On Nov. 1, Texas hospitals that accept Medicaid or Children’s Health Insurance Plan coverage started asking all patients about their immigration status and whether they are lawfully present in the United States.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/11/21/506701/texas-hospitals-are-now-required-to-ask-for-patients-citizenship-heres-what-you-should-know/

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Texas hospitals are now required to ask for patients’ citizenship. Here’s what you should know.

The requirement is part of an executive order Gov. Greg Abbott issued this summer.

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Houston Public MediaAug 14, 2024

Women who say they were denied timely treatment for emergency pregnancy conditions have filed federal complaints against two Texas hospitals.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/healthcare/2024/08/14/496566/two-women-file-federal-complaints-arguing-texas-hospitals-delayed-care-due-to-abortion-ban/

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Two women file federal complaints, arguing Texas hospitals delayed care due to abortion ban

The women had ectopic pregnancies, which are nonviable and life-threatening if not treated early. They say Ascension Seton Williamson and Texas Health Arlington violated federal law by not ending their pregnancies sooner.

Houston Public Media
Houston Public MediaNov 30, 2023

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states to divert patients from some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals while postponing certain elective procedures.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/health-science/2023/11/30/471059/ransomware-attack-prompts-multistate-hospital-chain-to-divert-some-er-patients-elsewhere/

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Ransomware attack prompts multistate hospital chain to divert some ER patients elsewhere

A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain with operations in six states to divert patients from at least some of its emergency rooms to other hospitals.

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