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THCA PRESS RELEASES
2012 Press Releases
2011 Press Releases
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Rep. Jim Pitts to Join Waxahachie Seniors for a Thanksgiving Celebration -
Chairman of State Appropriations Committee Will Attend Holiday Social
with Elderly Residents, Family Members and Caregivers (pdf) -
November 14, 2011
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Twenty-Six Texas Nursing Homes Honored With National “Excellence in Action
Award” Recognizing Exceptional Customer and Employee Satisfaction
(pdf) September 28, 2011
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With Kick-Off of Congressional “Super Committee” Meeting in DC, THCA Urges
Rep. Hensarling To Protect Quality Nursing Home Care, Front Line Care Jobs
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Texas Nursing Home Advocates Encourage Co-Chairman Hensarling to Maintain
Adequate Medicare and Medicaid Funding for Preservation of Quality Care, Key
Caregiver Jobs (pdf)
September 8, 2011
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New Ad Campaign in Texas Urges “Care Not Cuts” – Long term, post-acute care
sector launches fall media effort to help preserve, protect, defend seniors’
access to quality skilled nursing and rehabilitative care in Texas –
(pdf) September 1, 2011
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THCA Commends Rep. Hensarling Appointment to Debt Super Committee, Urges
Preservation of Texas Nursing Home Care, Local Jobs in Budget Discussions
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Nursing Home Advocates Point Out Cumulative Impact of Recent Medicare and
Medicaid Cuts, Call for Funding Stability for Continued Provision of Quality
Care, Protection of Caregiver Jobs
(pdf) August 12, 2011
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THCA: Deep Medicare Cuts From Washington Puts Texas Seniors’ Nursing Home Care
at Great Risk - New Cuts from CMS With Likelihood
of More Cuts From Congress Cause for Significant Alarm
(pdf) August 1, 2011
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Texas Nursing Home Care Community Commends House-Senate Budget Conference
Committee for Taking Significant Step to Restore Funding For Seniors’ Care
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Texas Health Care Association (THCA) Urges Support for Final Budget to
Preserve Care Access and Quality, Avoid Facility Closures and Job Losses
(pdf) May 17, 2011
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THCA: New $4 Billion Medicare Cut Proposal Another Negative Funding Variable
on Horizon for Texas Seniors - Risk of Yet
One More Major Funding Hit to Seniors’ Nursing Home Care Requires Recognition
by Texas Legislature as Budget Deliberations Proceed
(pdf)
April 29, 2011
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Statement by Tim Graves, President & CEO of the Texas Health Care Association,
In Response to Senate Finance Committee Action on Article 2 Regarding Medicaid
Funding to Texas Skilled Nursing Facilities (pdf) April
15, 2011
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Again Rejecting 33% HB 1 Medicaid Cut, THCA Says FMAP Phase Out, Deep Federal
Medicaid Cuts Increases Threat to Seniors' Care and Texas Jobs
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Additional Negative Medicaid Funding Variables Make 33% Cut "A Disconnect From
Reality," Agrees With DMN Editorial Saying Nursing Home Funding Being
"Eviscerated" (pdf) April 4, 2011
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THCA: New UT/Texas Tribune Poll Showing 90% of Texans Oppose Nursing Home Cuts
Demonstrates Depth of Opposition to Slashing Medicaid-Funded Care
(pdf) February 22, 2011
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THCA: Proposed 33 Percent Medicaid Rate Cuts Will Put Texas Seniors’ Care,
Local Health Jobs in Clear and Present Danger -
Draconian Cuts Contained in HB 1, on Top of Ongoing Medicare-Medicaid
Funding Squeeze, Puts Dangerous Strain on State’s Nursing and Rehab Care
(pdf) February 16, 2011
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Texas Health Care Association President Tim Graves Comments on Governor
Perry’s State of the State Address (pdf) February 8,
2011
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THCA Initiates Statewide Ad Effort to Help Educate, Reverse Proposed 33
Percent Medicaid Cuts to Nursing, Rehab Care -
Print, Radio Ads to Focus on Local Implications to Seniors’ Care, Local Job
Losses, Facility Closures
(pdf) January 25, 2011
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Texas Senate Follows House Lead, Introduces Budget That Will Initiate the End
of Medicaid-Funded Nursing Facility Care in Texas -
THCA to Begin New Ad Effort Tomorrow Warning “Budget Bombshell” Will Force
Nursing Facilities to Close, Displace Facility Residents, Eliminate Caregiver
Jobs (pdf) January 24, 2011
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Texas Health Care Association President on Proposed 33 Percent Medicaid Cuts:
“The End of Medicaid Skilled Nursing Facility Care in Texas” -
“Budget Bombshell” Will Force Nursing Facilities to Close, Displace Nursing
Facility Residents, Eliminate Caregiver Jobs (pdf) January 19, 2011
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As Session Opens, Texas Health Care Association Warns of Dire Implications for
Seniors, Jobs, Local Communities If Deep Medicaid Rate Cuts Enacted
- Eldercare Advocates Will Pursue Vigorous Local Debate Surrounding
Texas Leaders’ Budgetary Priorities (pdf)
January 11, 2011
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THCA Warns of Ominous Implications for Seniors, Jobs, Local Communities if
Deep Medicaid Rate Cuts Enacted - THCA’s Tim
Graves: “Seniors, Caregivers, Local Communities Will be Placed in Clear and
Present Danger” (pdf)
January 7, 2011
2010 Press Releases
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THCA Launches Statewide Radio Campaign Stressing Importance of Adequate State
Medicaid Funding to Sustaining Quality Senior Care, Preserving Local Jobs
- THCA President Tim Graves: “Cuts on Top of Cuts
on Top of Still More Cuts is the Wrong Answer”
(pdf) December 13, 2010
LISTEN TO THE RADIO AD
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Statement of Texas Health Care Association (THCA) President Tim Graves
Commenting on State Medicaid Managers’ Announcement of New 2% Funding Cuts to
Texas’ Skilled Nursing and Rehab Facilities (pdf)
December 7, 2010
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THCA Honors Houston Area Skilled Nursing Facility Staff for Outstanding
Service - Licensed Nurses, Nurse Aides
Praised for Outstanding Performance, Dedication to Residents, Providing High
Quality Care (pdf) October 22, 2010
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With 2010 Election Less Than Two Weeks Out, Texas Seniors and Caregivers Urged
to Press State, Federal Candidates on Eldercare Funding Issues
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THCA Says Growing State, Federal Budget Deficit Projections Underscore
Importance of Opposing More Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare
(pdf) October 20, 2010
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Rep. Charlie Gonzalez Commended for Touring the Heights on Huebner, Seeing
First-Hand the Funding Challenges Facing Skilled Nursing Facilities,
Vulnerable Residents in San Antonio Area -
Facility Tour Follows New Texas Health Care Association Letter Urging Governor
Perry to Apply for $858 Million of Newly-Available Federal Medicaid Funds
(pdf) September 1, 2010
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Austin Welcomes National "Driving for Quality Care" RV Tour Highlighting Need
to Protect Texas Seniors' Access to Quality Care, Preserve Local Caregiver
Jobs - Cross-County
Grassroots Effort Urges Governor Perry, Texas Legislature to Use Portion of
Just-Passed Emergency Federal Medicaid Relief to Help Soften Blow From New
$25.6 Million State Medicaid Cuts (pdf) August 25, 2010
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Fort Worth Welcomes National RV Tour "Driving for Quality Care" Highlighting
Need to Protect Texas Seniors' Access to Quality Care, Preserve Local
Caregiver Jobs - Cross-County
Grassroots Effort Urges Governor Perry, Texas Legislature to Use Portion of
Just-Passed Emergency Federal Medicaid Relief to Help Soften Blow From New
$25.6 Million State Medicaid Cuts (pdf) August 24, 2010
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Texas Health Care Association Commends U.S. House for Passing Critical “FMAP
Legislation” That Provides Federal Medicaid Matching Funds for State’s
Neediest and Most Vulnerable Populations - THCA
Appreciates Passage of Bill to Provide $1.7 Billion in
Emergency Funding to Texas; Urges Prioritization of Funding to Protect State’s
Neediest and Sickest Seniors Following Recent Medicare, Medicaid Cuts
(pdf) August 10, 2010
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New Texas Poll: Republicans, Democrats, Independents Alike Strongly Oppose
State
Cuts to Seniors’ Rehabilitation and Skilled Nursing Care -
THCA Releases New Baselice Associates Data Finding 79% of Texans
Oppose New $25.6 Million Funding Cut; 62%
Less Likely to Vote for Their State Legislator if They Voted for Eldercare
Cuts (pdf) August 2, 2010
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Texas Health Care Association: Medicaid Rate Cuts Will Undermine
Seniors' Care, Jeopardize Caregiver Jobs Base - Federal Medicare Cuts Place
Even More Strain on Already Underfunded Texas Medicaid Program (pdf)
June 30, 2010
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THCA Testimony Warning Lawmakers About Dangers of Proposed $25.6 Million
Medicaid Cuts Echoed By Full Page Austin American Statesman Print Ad
- Texas Long Term Care
Leader, AAS Print Ad Simultaneously Warn State Leaders' Proposed Medicaid Cuts
Put Seniors' Care at Risk, Place Texas Jobs in Jeopardy; Rural Seniors,
Facilities Face Unique Challenges (pdf) June 24,
2010
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THCA President Testifies That Emergency Federal Medicaid Relief Critical
Lifeline to
Protect Texas Seniors' Access to Quality Nursing Home Care - As State
Medicaid Cuts
Loom, State Long Term Care Leader Urges Texas Congressional Delegation
to Help
Secure Federal Passage of $1.7 Billion in Emergency FMAP Assistance
(pdf) June 15, 2010
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Nation’s Long Term Care Leaders Urge Congress To
Extend FMAP -
Immediate Extension of Critical Medicaid Funds Crucial To Nation’s Elderly
(pdf) June 9, 2010
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DON SOWELL CHOSEN AS A FUTURE LONG TERM CARE LEADER
(pdf) June 3, 2010
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U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez Praised for Touring Buena Vida Care and Rehab Center,
Seeing
First-Hand the Funding Challenges Facing Vulnerable Seniors, Facilities in San
Antonio
Area - New Study: Congressional Failure to Pass
Emergency Medicaid Relief Extension
Costs Texas $1.7 Billion
(pdf) June 1, 2010
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THCA on Austin’s New Medicaid Cuts: Hurtful to Texas Seniors’ Care,
Detrimental to
Texas Jobs, Wrong in the Face of Steep Medicare Cuts From Washington
- New State
Medicaid Cuts on Top of Big Federal Medicare Cuts Equals Double-Whammy for
Texas’ Oldest, Most Vulnerable Seniors and Local Jobs Base
(pdf) May 19, 2010
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THCA: Senator Lucio a Key State Leader in Effort to Preserve, Protect
and Defend TX
Nursing Home Residents’ Medicaid Benefits Senator Tours Weslaco, Harlingen
Facilities;
Sees First-Hand the Funding Challenges Facing Vulnerable Seniors, Facilities
in Rio
Grande Valley Area (pdf) April 22, 2010
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THCA: Texas Seniors' Eldercare Funding Merits Major Discussion in 2010
Governors Race - Perry, White urged to Protect Seniors' Medicaid Funding as
Budget Squeeze Ensues; Local Health Care Jobs Throughout Texas in Jeopardy
(pdf) March 3, 2010
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Texas Health Care Association Presents Sen. Robert Deuell With Long Term Care
Champion Award - Senator Praised for Recognizing, Understanding What
Nursing Homes Require to Best Provide Elderly Residents With Quality Care.
(pdf) March 3, 2010
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Possible State Cuts to Texas Seniors' Nursing Facility Medicaid Funding
Imprudent in
Light of Worsening Facility Cost Squeeze - Negative Implications of
Recently-Enacted
Federal Medicare Cuts and Already Underfinanced State Medicaid Rate System
Require
Careful Scrutiny as Funding Priorities Debated (pdf) February 11, 2010
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Texas Health Care Association: Meeting Texas Seniors' Ongoing Care Needs
Threatened by Looming State, Federal Funding Threats - Implications of Federal
Medicare Cuts Require Careful Scrutiny and Consideration as State Lawmakers
Wrestle With Projected Budget Deficits (pdf) January 20, 2010
2009 Press Releases
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New National Medicaid Study: Texas Seniors' Care Underfunded by $271
Million Annually - Texas Ranks 4th Nationally in Terms of Cumulative
Underfunding of Key Seniors' Care Program (pdf) December 9, 2009
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New Study of House Health Care Reform Bill: Texas Faces Over $2.7 Billion in
Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Cuts Over Ten Years (pdf)
August 21, 2009
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Expressing Growing Concern, THCA Urges Texas Congressional Delegation to
Protect Seniors' Medicare-Funded Nursing Home Care as Health Reform Debate
Proceeds (pdf) July 23, 2009
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Representatives Gonzalez, Green, Gohmert, Green, Edwards and Hall Praised as
Champions of Texas Seniors' Quality Nursing Home Care (pdf) July 2, 2009
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In Final
Hours Leading Up to Budget Vote, Statewide Seniors’ Advocacy Groups Implore
Texas Lawmakers in New Statesman Print Ad, to
Boost Urgently Needed Investment in Medicaid (pdf) May
5, 2009
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Texas Health Care Association: Senate Budget "Woefully Inadequate" in Funding
Seniors' Medicaid-Financed Nursing Home Care - Senate Budget Hundreds of
Millions Short in Terms of Meeting Texas Seniors' Growing Care Needs
(pdf) April 2, 2009
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Texas Seniors Advocates, State Lawmakers Urge Legislature To Boost Investment
In
Medicaid - Reps. Rose, Herrero Join Silver-Haired Legislature, AARP,
Catholic
Conference, Heart Association, Others to Say More Funds Needed to Care for
Long Term Care Patients (pdf) March 24, 2009
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Nursing Administrator: Use Federal Stimulus Money to Help Texas Seniors, Boost
Care Jobs - Investing in Nursing Home Care Helps Improve Care for Seniors,
Saves Money for Texas Taxpayers (pdf) March 14, 2009
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Cross Timbers Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Caregivers and Residents
Thank State
Rep Tan Parker for Pledging His Support to Strengthen Texas Medicaid Program -
State's
Rank as 49th in the Nation in Medicaid Funding Undermines Most Vulnerable
Local
Residents' Long Term Care Needs (pdf) March 6, 2009
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THCA: Protecting Seniors, Respecting Taxpayers the Right Agenda
for Texas
As Legislative Session Opens, THCA Says Investment in Medicaid Should
be Key Health Policy Priority
(pdf) - January 13, 2009
2008 Press Releases
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THCA Applauds HHS Commission Consolidated Budget
Blueprint for 2010-2011 Medicaid Outlays as a “Good
Start”
New
Medicaid Spending Outline Recognizes Oldest TX Seniors, Providers Jeopardized
by Past Funding Shortfalls
(pdf) - November 12, 2008
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THCA Praises District 32
Candidates Garcia and Hunter
for Addressing Medicaid
Funding Crisis
(pdf) - October 6, 2008
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Deuell
Praised for Recognizing Strong Nursing Homes Can
Prevent Hospital Visits, Save Tax Dollars (pdf) -
September 18, 2008
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THCA Praises
State, Local Officials for Initial Efforts to Protect Seniors in Wake of
Hurricane Ike; Urges Leaders to Keep Priority on Assisting Frail and Elderly
Texans in Days Ahead (pdf) - September 17, 2008
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U.S. Representatives Gohmert, Granger, E.B. Johnson Praised by THCA for
Helping Lead House Effort to Stop $45.6 Million Texas Medicare Cuts (pdf)
– August 4, 2008
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Senator Robert Duncan
Receives Long Term Champion Award for Outstanding Leadership in Ensuring
Quality Long Term Care in Texas (pdf) – June 26, 2008
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New Texas Economic Study: Bush Medicare Cuts Undermine State and Local
Economic, Jobs Base -
Texas Projected to Lose $121 Million in Economic Activity, $53 Million in Lost
Wages, Nearly 1600 Jobs; Texas Health Care Association Says New National,
Texas Polls Show Strong Sentiment Against Federal, State Eldercare Budget Cuts
(pdf) - June 6, 2008
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Texas Eldercare
Poll: 57 Percent Less Likely to Back Local Legislator if They Oppose Medicaid
Rate Boost -
Texas Health Care
Association Raising Profile of Key Issue Impacting Texas Seniors’ Access to
Quality Nursing Home Care
(pdf) - June 2, 2008
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New Study of Bush Medicare Cuts: Texas’ Rural Seniors,
Nursing Homes 2nd Hardest Hit in Nation -
Texas
Health Care Association: Rising Energy and Food Costs, Existing Medicaid
Squeeze Already Pose Problem for Texas Facilities
(pdf) - May 28, 2008
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New Study: Texas Seniors 4th Hardest-Hit from Proposed Bush
Administration Medicare Cuts - $47 Million Cut in
Year-Ahead Nursing Home Funding Harms Patients, Threatens Key Nursing Staff Jobs
(pdf) - May 13, 2008
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Increased Investment in Medicaid Needed to Protect Texas' Most Vulnerable
Seniors' Care Access - Texas Health Care Association Tells House Panel Nursing
Home Staffing and Quality Programs at Risk from Combination of Medicaid,
Medicare Cuts; Long Term Care Profession's Views on Pay for Performance, Long
Term Care Insurance Outlined (pdf) - May 1, 2008
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Texas Health Care Association: New Report on Long Term Care Workforce
Spotlights Need to Boost Texas Medicaid Rates - Existing Medicaid Funding
Levels, 49th Nationally, Ill-Serves Ability to Meet Growing Demand for Care
(pdf) - April 15, 2008
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Family Councils Advocate for Relatives in Nursing Homes (pdf) - March 28,
2008
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Increased Investment in
Medicaid Needed to Protect Texas Most Vulnerable
Seniors' Care Access -
Texas Health Care
Association Tells Senate Panel That Nursing Home Staffing and Quality Programs
at Risk from Combination of Medicaid, Medicare Cuts; Long Term Care Profession’s
Views on Pay for Performance Outlined
(pdf) - March 26, 2008
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New Analysis of Bush
FY 2009 Budget: Texas Medicare Cuts 4th Highest in Nation. Proposed
Medicare Cuts Further Undermine Texas' Struggling Medicaid Program (pdf) -
March 19, 2008
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Increased Investment in
Medicaid Needed to Protect Houston Area’s Most Vulnerable Seniors, Disabled
- Texas Health Care Association
Tells House Human Services Panel
That Nursing Home Staffing
and Quality Programs Are at Risk
(pdf) - March 13, 2008
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Texas Health Care Association
(THCA) Asks TX Congressional Delegation To Sign Letter
Urging House Budget Committee to Rescind Bush Medicare Cuts
(pdf) - February 29, 2008
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Proposed FY 2009
Budget Cuts Significantly Threaten Seniors’ Long Term Care
(pdf) - February 29, 2008
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Growing Importance of March 4 Texas Primary Requires 2008 Presidential
Candidates to Better Address Eldercare Financing Issues
(pdf) - February 12, 2008
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Texas Health Care Association Urges Texas Congressional Delegation to Fight
Planned Federal Cuts to Medicaid, Medicare (pdf) - February 1, 2008
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Texas Health Care Association Launches New “Educate ’08” Effort to Help Focus
Needed Attention on Long Term Care Issues, Medicaid Funding Crisis
(pdf) - January 30, 2008
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THCA Praises Distribution of Hazard Alert Radios to Vulnerable Coastal Nursing
Homes
(pdf) - January
28, 2008
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Texas Health Care Association Urges
Wide-Ranging Debate on Medicaid Financing Issues in 2008 State, Federal
Elections
(pdf) - January 15, 2008
2007 Press Releases
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