Leaders in Health and Human Services Reporting
The Committee gathered to consider Article I agencies (partial). This report addresses only the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).[1]
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports House and Senate Appropriations: Article II. Both the House and the Senate provide an All Funds Health and Human Services agencies total of $84.8 billion, an…
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The Senate Finance Committee held an organizational hearing today. No public testimony was accepted. Due to a lack of time, the presentation from the LBB will be continued tomorrow.
The Committee is chaired by Jane Nelson and the vice chair is Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa.
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The Texas Autism Council advises and makes recommendations to state agencies and the state Legislature to ensure that the needs of persons of all ages with autism and other pervasive developmental disorders and their families are addressed and that all available resources are coordinated to meet those needs.
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Department of Family and Protective Services Both House and Senate provide funding for the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) for the 2020–21 with biennium totals of $4.3 billion…
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Overview This brief provides a quick summary of the ACA and explores what is known currently about how Texas leadership is envisioning replacing and/or modifying the Act. Because no specific…
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The STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee advises on the establishment and implementation of the STAR Kids Medicaid managed care program which provide services for children with disabilities who have Medicaid coverage to improve coordination and customization of care, access to care, health outcomes, cost containment and quality of care.
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Both the House and the Senate provide an All Funds Health and Human Services agencies total of $84.8 billion, an increase of $1.2 billion from the 2018–19 biennium. General Revenue…
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports Comptroller of Public Accounts: Revenue vs Shortfall. According to the Comptroller’s “cautiously optimistic” revenue estimate, the 86th Legislature will have an estimated $119.12 billion available for general-purpose…
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Overview A North Texas judge ruled in December 2018 that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) is unconstitutional. This ruling is based on the premise that because the tax penalty tied…
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