by Hogg Staff | Jun 6, 2012 | Blog
Rarely does a state have the opportunity to change the course of medical education and, by extension, the health of its populace and its economic future. Yet, the recent decision by The University of Texas Board of Regents has done just that by supporting the...
by Hogg Staff | Dec 7, 2011 | Blog
The Kaiser Health Tracking Poll is out for November 2011 with a summary of public opinion on health care reform. The much-politicized Affordable Care Act (ACA) was recently accepted by the Supreme Court for review and will likely go before the court in spring 2012....
by Hogg Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog
The first Health and Human Services panel on Sunday, Governance and Healthcare: Who Decides?, was as much about decision-making in our federal structure as it was about health care. Leo Linbeck III, president and CEO of Aquinas Companies, kicked off the conversation...
by Hogg Staff | Sep 29, 2011 | Blog
After a year-long struggle, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was passed by the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives and then amended by the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010. The intended purpose of the law was to insure the...
by Hogg Staff | Sep 27, 2011 | Blog
This past weekend Colleen Horton and I attended the Texas Tribune Festival. The popular Texas-based news source invited an impressive group of speakers to Austin for a two-day gathering in hopes of developing a more informed discourse on issues that are important to...