(Press Release) As part of the largest coordinated Health Care Fraud enforcement action to date, Federal and state authorities arrested two Austin psychologists who own and operate Psychological A.R.T.S., P.C., announced United States Attorney Richard L. Durbin, Jr., FBI Special Agent in Charge Christopher Combs, San Antonio Division, and Texas…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX AUSTIN, Texas – Advocates for Texas seniors warn that if the U.S. Senate passes the new health-care plan revealed on Thursday, it could be both a financial and health disaster for older Texans. AARP predicts the bill, which could be voted on as…

by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune July 12, 2017 Listen to Samuel Cervantes explain why state lawmakers should not repeal in-state tuition for undocumented students. Houston is the only place Samuel Cervantes considers home. His parents brought him to the United States from Monterrey, Mexico, at the age of five….

Written by Ami Rakesh Patel, Immigration Impact The Supreme Court recently rejected the government’s extreme argument that any false statement given during a naturalization exam—even a misstatement that had no impact on the naturalization decision—could later be a basis for stripping the person of their citizenship. In Maslenjak v. United States, the government’s interpretation of the law was…

(Press Release) WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest Republican-led health care proposal designed to repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA) shows the leadership’s inability or unwillingness to maintain a stable health care program that Americans demand and deserve, said Mi Familia Vota (MFV) Executive Director Ben Monterroso. While the proposal adds…

by Abby Livingston and Marissa Evans, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2017 WASHINGTON – At first blush on Thursday, Senate Republicans were no closer to passing a new health care bill than they were two weeks ago when their first bill collapsed. Republican senators met late in the morning to…

by Charles Ornstein ProPublica In Washington, D.C., a Medicare beneficiary filled prescriptions for 2,330 pills of oxycodone, hydromorphone and morphine in a single month last year — written by just one of the 42 health providers who prescribed the person such drugs. In Illinois, a different Medicare enrollee received 73…

By: Eric Tegethoff, Public News Service – WA SEATTLE — This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced a rule that consumer groups say is a big win for Americans who want to settle corporate wrongdoing in court. The rule bans companies from using forced-arbitration clauses in order to avoid lawsuits, meaning…

By: Mark Richardson, Public News Service – TX HOUSTON – As the planet gets hotter, the playing field becomes more unequal for Texas and the rest of the country. Rutgers University Professor Robert Kopp, co-author of a new study published in the journal Science, says if efforts to reduce climate pollution…

by Alana Rocha, The Texas Tribune July 13, 2017 Listen to Mandy Mann detail her nightmare navigating the Driver Responsibility Program. For six years, Mandy Mann drove herself to work and carted her four kids across town — without knowing she was driving on a suspended license. That changed in…