Updated: Mon 10:43 PM, Feb 23, 2015 By: Valerie Gonzalez Email Local veterans will now have more options when it comes to where they can receive medical attention. The changes have just taken effect, and the official announcement will come Tuesday at the Texas Valley Coast Bend Health Care System. The fighting in Vietnam may have ended 40 years ago, but Valentin Cuellar still… Read more »

Everyone needs health insurance because we will all need access to healthcare at some point in our life. Some will require more healthcare services than others, and that is certainly true for much of South Texas, where much of the population suffers from disproportionate rates of heart disease, diabetes and cancer, among other chronic diseases. Despite these facts, the percentage… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar successfully included language in FY2015 appropriations bill to ensure federal agencies are not making improper payments to deceased individuals. “Ensuring the federal government is not issuing payments to people no longer alive is more than saving taxpayer money, it’s just plain common sense,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Every single taxpayer dollar is precious… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) issued the following statement in reaction to the State of the Union address, delivered by President Obama this evening.  “Tonight, I sat in the chamber of the U.S. House of Representatives with an open mind, not listening for Democratic or Republican talking points, but instead listening for Texas values and ideas that will continue to move our… Read more »

Posted on Jan 7, 2015 | 0 comments Special to The Laredo Sun Congressman Henry Cuellar (’82) joins members of a new collaborative project benefiting from a $10 million investment by the White House’s Social Innovation Fund. The Fund will support the “Sí Texas: Social Innovation for a Healthy South Texas” Project, focused on improvements in behavioral health and chronic disease in… Read more »

Representantes de Ministerios de Salud Metodistas del Sur de Texas recibieron un fondo de 10 millones de dólares del gobierno federal. Por: FRANCISCO DÍAZ Los Ministerios Metodistas de Salud del Sur de Texas recibieron un histórico fondo federal de 10 millones de dólares para desarrollar un programa para combatir enfermedades entre la población más vulnerable. Los recursos fueron… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced on Wednesday the awarding of $10 million in federal funds to Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. from the Corporation for National Community Service. This is the very first Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant for the state of Texas and the second largest SIF grant ever awarded. This federal investment of $10 million will be… Read more »

Cuellar announces $10 million in federal funds to Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Posted: Fri 2:08 PM, Dec 19, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Congressman Cuellar announced $10 million in federal funds to Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas at the First United Methodist Church on Wednesday, Dec.17. LAREDO, TEXAS (Office of… Read more »

Three ‘Obamacare’ Workshops to be Held in Starr County in Dec.   Starr County Congressman Henry Cuellar recently announced that his office will hold three health insurance enrollment workshops in Hidalgo County over the next four weeks. Residents of Starr County who do not have health insurance can sign up between November 15th and February 15th, 2015. Those residents seeking… Read more »

Wilson County News: Cuellar touts success of Affordable Care Act in District 28 November 19, 2014 |  According to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas 28, a report in October shows the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is working not only for people across the United States, but in Texas Congressional District 28. In the portion of Bexar County that Cuellar represents, 5,255 individuals… Read more »