Tuesday, September 27, 2011
The second Health and Human Services presentation was a panel discussion of Texas Proposition 12, the 2003 constitutional amendment that limits patient damages in malpractice suits. The Tribune provided great live coverage of this and other presentations at the...
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Tom Suehs, executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), had the final presentation on Saturday. Suehs spoke mostly of a Medicaid crisis and highlighted the fact that the program takes up a growing proportion of the state budget....
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
A student recently sent me an article about person-first language. The article does a great job of exploring different perspectives on why some people prefer to use person-first language. In this case, the language of choice is “a person with autism” while others...
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
The Hogg Foundation is so excited to officially announce the launch of our new brand! As you may have noticed, over the past several weeks our new logo has been popping up on Facebook, Twitter and in the Daily Clips email. We now have officially launched the brand on...
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Despite drastic changes in health care standards and practices, the Texas Mental Health Code has not been extensively revised in over 25 years. Earlier this year, the Hogg Foundation awarded a $90,861 policy grant to Texas Appleseed for a project that seeks to...
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
As project director of the East Texas Coalition for Mental Health Recovery I have had the opportunity to be involved in many activities over the past year. My experience with the coalition members has been one of the most satisfying and rewarding. Last month, along...
