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The state's health commission gave Planned Parenthood's Medicaid patients until Feb. 3 to find new doctors. Experts say there are limited places low-income patients can go, in part because Texas already has a shortage of doctors who accept Medicaid due to the state’s low payment rates.
Texas lawmakers aim to make maternal health a priority this year FacebookTwitterEmail 1of5 2of5 3of5 4of5 During a prenatal care visit, Certified Nurse Midwife Annie Leone, right, listens to the heartbeat of Melissa Woodfin child at the Holy Family Birth Center in Weslaco, Texas, Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020. Woodfin was 37 weeks pregnant and was planning on using the center for the birth. The center was started by Catholic nuns in 1983 and is the only free-standing birth center operated by certified nurse-midwives in the Rio Grande Valley.Jerry Lara, Staff / San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow ...