How Gig Workers Feel About Health InsuranceTo no one’s surprise, Texas announced their first locally acquired case of Zika today. Just as with the cases in Florida, the CDC is working with the Texas Department of State Health Services, Cameron County and Brownsville, Texas health departments to study the area where the infection likely occurred. 35% of Texas women lived in these counties.” Texas does not allow public funding of abortions or use of telemedicine to prescribe medications to induce an abortion. Showing their sound public health reasoning, Texas had even dropped coverage of insect repellants for pregnant women, only now reinstating it because of this Zika case. ConclusionThe Zika case in Texas is no surprise.

Source: Forbes November 29, 2016 01:41 UTC