{"podcast":{"title":"Houston News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!","slug":"houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","podcast_index_feed_id":7458112,"rss_url":"https://feeds.fastcast.ai/the-houston-daily-news-now.xml","website_url":"https://thednn.ai/","image_url":"https://image.fastcast.ai/podcasts/the-houston-daily-news-now.jpg","author":"The Daily News Now!","episode_count":362,"summary":"Hosted by Corey with the Story, Houston News Today delivers fast, focused daily updates on the stories shaping Houston—from local news and business to culture, sports, and community developments. Designed for quick, on-the-go listening, each episode brings you up to speed in minutes. Produced by AI for speed, consistency, and global scale, the show is part of The Daily News Now network—bringing local news to every city in the world and keeping communities connected. Houston News Today is your daily snapshot of what’s happening across the city. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai","last_synced_at":"2026-09-18T08:20:26.086082+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112"},"episode":{"title":"Texas Hospitals Averted Medicaid Crisis | Houston News","slug":"texas-hospitals-averted-medicaid-crisis-houston-news","published_at":"2026-09-18T06:13:27+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-hospitals-averted-medicaid-crisis-houston-news","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112","url":"https://sources.thednn.ai/a22e990f1bb02358","audio_url":"https://api.fastcast.ai/audio/ff8af0be-d93a-46e9-b995-6b777eca9f46.mp3","summary":"Texas hospitals narrowly avoided a catastrophic funding collapse after facing the imminent loss of nearly $12 billion in federal Medicaid dollars. With daily losses hitting $27 million, the threat could have shuttered ERs and cut off rural care—putting millions at risk. Thanks to swift action by the governor’s office and negotiations with federal agencies, the funding has been restored, ensuring critical healthcare services remain operational and patients continue receiving essential care. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Sources: https://www.fox26houston.com/news/texas-medicaid-hospital-funding-restored More coverage & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/a22e990f1bb02358 Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai.","meta_description":"Texas hospitals narrowly avoided a catastrophic funding collapse after facing the imminent loss of nearly $12 billion in federal Medicaid dollars. With da…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":104,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/episodes/texas-hospitals-averted-medicaid-crisis-houston-news/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/houston-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7458112/texas-hospitals-averted-medicaid-crisis-houston-news.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}