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Monday, July 9th, 2012

Texas Health-care Quality Is Worst in the Nation, According to Federal Study

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Source:     Houston Chronicle
Publication Date:     8-Jul-12
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Stephan:   There is a very strange trend developing nationwide. Red value states, dominated politically by the Theocratic Right, for reasons of ideology and theology, are actively working against the best interests of their citizens -- with the cooperation of the citizens. The results are social outcomes dramatically inferior to blue value states. This report about Texas is one of half a dozen I could have picked. This differential between blue value and red value states is becoming so marked that one is compelled to say that living in these states is not good for your health or family wellness. I can understand what the politicians are doing, what is confounding is the support given to them by the citizens whose lives will be materially degraded.

Texas’ health care quality was rated the worst in the nation in the federal government’s annual nationwide health-care report card based on data collected by the federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

The recently released study is based on 155 quality measures, including success of preventative care measures, disparities in treatment among different ethnic groups and the effectiveness and cost of care for patients with chronic or terminal conditions such as diabetes and cancer.

Texas received its highest scores – none of which were better than average – in the categories of nursing home care, maternal and child health care, and cancer measures, which measure the number of preventative procedures performed, cancer diagnoses made and deaths due to cancer in the state.

For all other categories, Texas was rated ‘weak

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