ACA premiums surge in Texas as open enrollment approaches
| October 29, 2025
Open enrollment for Affordable Care Act health insurance plans begins Nov. 1, yet Texans are facing higher premiums and the loss of federal subsidies. That could mean more families losing their health insurance in a state that already leads the nation in the number of uninsured people.
A new car vs. health insurance? Average family job-based coverage hits $27K
| October 22, 2025
Affordability | Donald Trump | ECONOMY | FAMILY | Federal Cuts | HEALTH | health insurance | HEALTHCARE | insurance | Medicaid | NATIONAL NEWS | national politics
With the federal shutdown entering its fourth week, spurred by a stalemate over the cost of health insurance for 22 million Americans on Affordable Care Act plans, a new report shows that over 154 million people with coverage through an employer also face steep price hikes — and that the situation is likely to get worse.
Low-cost maternal health services arrive in Fort Worth aboard a mobile clinic
| October 21, 2025
DFW | free care | HEALTHCARE | low-cost care | maternal healthcare | mobile clinic | postpartum care | prenatal care
Expecting parents in Tarrant County can now receive low-cost or free care out of a clinic on wheels in south Fort Worth.
How the government shutdown could hurt thousands of Texans
| October 1, 2025
The federal government shut down early Wednesday, meaning nearly 250,000 federal employees and members of the military in Texas won’t receive paychecks.
Heartbreaking story: A Texas couple’s experience losing two pregnancies after being denied care
| September 27, 2025
ABORTION | HEALTH | HEALTHCARE | HEALTHCARE | Repro Rights | reproduction rights | TEXAS | Texas Lead Story | women's health
When Hollie Cunningham learned that the babies she carried had fatal diagnoses, she asked her doctor to help end their suffering. That's when she found out that Texas's abortion bans blocked her from the care she needed.