Medicare Archives - San Antonio Report

‘It’s coming like a freight train’: Bexar County scrambles to absorb loss of psychiatric beds

by Diego Medel April 28, 2026April 29, 2026

San Antonio will lose psychiatric beds this week as Laurel Ridge reduces operations after federal funding cuts over safety violations.

Feds set to pull Medicare, Medicaid funding from Laurel Ridge after safety failures

by Diego Medel April 26, 2026April 24, 2026

Without new state protections, Texas’ neighborhood pharmacies are at risk of closing

by Lindsey Carnett March 28, 2025March 27, 2025

A “For Lease” sign is seen outside of a Peripheral Vascular Associates building on Main Street Sunday.

Business & Development

Medical group ordered to pay $8M for Medicare fraud to lay off employees, close locations

by Tracy Idell Hamilton November 6, 2023November 6, 2023

Flagship Health’s mobile clinic outside American Legion Post 593 in Converse. The mobile clinic includes two exam rooms and a full lab.

Wait times at VA clinics prompt efforts to improve health care accessibility for senior veterans

by Todd Vician February 22, 2023February 22, 2023

University Hospital will begin limiting the amount of visitors allowed inside due to the recent spike in COVID-19 cases.

Cuts to Medicare could affect access to health care for people with disabilities

by Dennis Borel April 1, 2021April 1, 2021

Elizabeth Davilla, relies on a Medicaid check every month to support her family and their health conditions.

With Federal Health Care Cuts Looming, Bexar County Strives to Lessen Impact on Poorest Residents

by Roseanna Garza August 27, 2018October 23, 2018

This image depicts Centers for Disease Control (CDC) microbiologist Valerie Albrecht, as she was holding up for observation, two Petri dish culture plates that had been inoculated with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria.

San Antonio Hospitals Working to Lower Infection Rates

by Roseanna Garza January 30, 2018January 31, 2018

University Hospital

San Antonio Hospitals Penalized For High Patient Injury Rates

by Roseanna Garza January 21, 2018March 27, 2018

(From left) George Gonzaba, Tom Gonzaba, Chave Gonzaba, William "Bill" Gonzaba, Greg Gonzaba, and Paco Gonzaba stand in front of Gonzaba Medical Group.

Gonzaba Medical Group: Treating Medicare Patients Like Family

by Roseanna Garza January 6, 2018January 31, 2020