On February 16, The Texas Tribune held a forum in Tyler, Texas on issues related to rural health care challenges in Texas. Texas Insight attended the forum, and the forum…
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HHSC has been providing numerous updates trying to stay ahead of the monumental task of ending Medicaid continuous coverage. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government declared a…
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Texas State Senator Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, today filed SB 8, which allocates federal funds designated for Texas in the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). The Senator stated that “COVID-19…
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In January 2020 Governor Greg Abbott appointed Mary Albin, Dany Anchia, Bruce Brockway, M.D., Roberto Collazo, M.D., Amie Duemer, A. Osama Gaber, M.D., Richard Gibney, M.D., Anne Ishmael, Nichole Jefferson,…
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Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (texas.gov) The MMMRC is a 17-member multidisciplinary committee. Chapter 34, Texas Health and Safety Code, directs the MMMRC to study and review: cases of…
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Hospital Payment Advisory Committee, a subcommittee of the Medical Care Advisory Committee, advises MCAC and HHS about hospital reimbursement methodologies for inpatient hospital prospective payment and on adjustments for disproportionate…
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Here I come to save the day…! Just minutes after the Conference Committee on SB1 announced their retreat from the public eye to address the differences between the Senate and…
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The Conference Committee on SB1 met this morning, teasing us with a brief glimmer of open government. Not so fast there, Cowboy (or in my case, Eagle). The Legislative Budget…
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WARNING: May not be suitable for young audiences. Yes, it is bad… but not as bad as it could have been. At the beginning of each regular session of the…
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