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Legacy’s mission is providing healthy change in diverse communities across Southeast Texas – both inside and outside the exam room. As part of that outside strategy, we care about legislative issues that impact the patients and broader communities we serve. Here are three policy areas we’ll be monitoring and engaging in over the coming weeks.
Category Archives: Public Affairs
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Jun
Jun
In a new report on the Senate health care proposal, the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates insurance premiums could increase up to 240 percent for some Southeast Texans on marketplace plans.
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May
May
Texans Living with HIV will be a collective voice in policy and decision-making on issues that impact the HIV community.
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Apr
Apr
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, the connection between literacy and child development is an essential part of health care.
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Apr
Apr
Rice University students got in touch with Legacy’s Positive Organizing Project (POP+) about how to get involved in HIV advocacy.
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Mar
Mar
Last week’s mayhem over new health care legislation, now dead for the time being, highlights how decisions made in Washington impact the lives of people living with HIV. It’s worth looking at the federal role in HIV care in the United States.
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Mar
Mar
As state’s largest community health center, our goal is to get more low-income Texans insured so they can afford to see the doctor for primary and preventative care.
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Mar
Mar
As a physician, board certified in pediatrics and adolescent medicine, my work focuses on providing primary care for all teenagers and young adults. It is my teenage transgender patients who are at the highest risk for suicide.
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Texans Don’t Want to Repeal Obamacare without a Replacement
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Feb
Feb
As we wrote in a recent note to our patients, Legacy is aware of the understandable confusion and anxiety around the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. What all Houstonians should know is that health insurance plans have not yet changed, and those who have insurance will continue to receive the benefits of their individual plan.
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Jan
Jan
Legacy will continue to provide health care to all who need it, regardless of their ability to pay.
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