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Houston being a major hub for youth employment has its limits when the state of Texas is also leading the country in the number of uninsured. This is why Health and Human Service Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius, choose Houston to announce some of the Administration’s campaign efforts to bring young people into the ranks of the insured.
(Video: KPRC 2 News)
MORE COVERAGE OF THIS STORY:
- Sebelius Visits With Houston Leaders And Touts Obamacare Benefits For Uninsured Young Adults (KUHF Public Radio)
- Sebelius: Talk on health care plan up to Texas (KTRK 13 News)
- New Obamacare Enrollment Campaign Unveiled By Kathleen Sebelius (Huffington Post)
- Opening day for Obamacare less than six weeks away (KHOU 11 News)
- Sebelius Announces Obamacare Video Contest From Houston, Perry Probably Isn’t Entering (Houston Press)
- ACA “Navigator” Grants Will Help Migrant Workers In South Texas (Texas Public Radio)
OTHER LOCAL AREA HEADLINES:
- 30 Years Ago, Alicia Was Bad, But Ike Was Still Worse (KUHF Public Radio)
- Houston ISD prepares to start year with North Forest schools (KTRK 13 News)
- Families of fallen Houston firefighters getting big donation (KTRK 13 News)
- Vice President Joe Biden’s son, Beau Biden, in Houston to undergo medical tests (KTRK 13 News)
- Baytown police: Fight over Lone Star Card leads to stabbing (KHOU 11 News)
- Ministry group taking young Houstonians to March on Washington anniversary (KHOU 11 News)
- Mother criticizes school over handling of daughter’s attack (KPRC 2 News)
TEXAS HEADLINES:
- Health Officials Warn of Measles (KRIV 26 News)
- New Training to Promote Mental Health Intervention (Texas Tribune)
- Water rate hike to affect 13 neighborhoods in 3 different counties (KPRC 2 News
- Interactive: Hospitals Penalized for Readmission Rates (Texas Tribune)
NATION & WORLD:
- Hurricane Sandy Task Force Recommends Stronger Construction (KUHF Public Radio)
- Kids Involved in Bullying Grow Up To Be Poorer, Sicker Adults (NPR)
- Sea Level Could Rise 3 Feet by 2100, Climate Panel Finds (New York Times)
- U.N. humanitarian chief urges Security Council action on Syria (Reuters)
