House and Senate Items of Appropriation: Line Item Comparison for the HHSC
Health and Human Services Commission House/Senate Comparison, Items of Appropriation by Goal and Strategy, 86th Legislature.
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HHSC: Drug Utilization Review Board
MEETING SUMMARY
Call to order: Roll was called. A quorum was present.
Approval of minutes from October 26, 2018: The minutes were approved.
New business
Public comment on drug classes and therapeutic and clinical drug reviews to be reviewed for the Medicaid Preferred Drug List (PDL):
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HHSC: Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services
S.B. 1507, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, directed DSHS to reconvene the advisory panel established by H.B. 3793, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The charge of the advisory panel is to…
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Senate Committee on Finance: Article I Agencies – CPRIT
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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The Weekly Insight: January 22
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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Senate Committee on Finance: Organizational Meeting
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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HHSC: Texas Autism Council
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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House and Senate Appropriations: Summary Comparison on Article II – DFPS
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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The ACA in Texas
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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HHSC: STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee
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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