Carrie Feibel, KUHF

A Texas-Sized Medicaid Deal

KFF Health News Original

Both Perry and Obama can claim political victories with the Medicaid waiver the feds granted to the Lone Star state. But public hospitals have the most to gain from the new system.

In Houston, The Doctor Can’t See You Now

KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes KUHF, and Kaiser Health News. At the Martin Luther King Jr. Health Center on Houston’s south side, patients can fill a prescription, see a podiatrist, and get new eyeglasses. They can even buy fresh fruits and vegetables at a weekly farmer’s market. But what they […]

Houston Poaches Cancer Scientists From Boston

KFF Health News Original

This story is part of a reporting partnership that includes KUHF, and Kaiser Health News. MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston has lured 55 scientists away from Boston’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute. The personnel grab will help the academic hospital jump quickly into the field of cancer drug development. MD Anderson – part of the University […]