Meeting Summary. The Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response met for the first time since November of 2016. On October 6, 2014, Governor Rick Perry created the Task… Read more
Meeting Summary. The e-Health Advisory Committee (eHAC) gathered for their quarterly meeting. The eHAC advises the HHS executive commissioner and HHS agencies on strategic planning, policy, rules and services related to the use of health information technology, health information exchange systems, telemedicine, telehealth and home telemonitoring services.
The eHAC is comprised of professionals in specific fields of specialization, plus 2 ex-officio HHSC representatives, and 1 ex-officio Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) representative. The HHS executive commissioner appoints members to serve on the eHAC for two-year terms.
Per statute, the eHAC includes these representatives from each of the following categories: Read more
Texas Insight’s Recent Reports HHSC: Medical Care Advisory Committee: The Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC) gathered for their quarterly meeting. MCAC is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations… Read more
Summary. The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) was established by the Veterans Health Care Expansion Act of 1973 (P.L. 93-82). CHAMPVA is primarily a… Read more
This posting explores female poverty in Texas. It is the first part of a two-part look at how poverty affects women in our state, what it looks like in terms… Read more
MEETING SUMMARY. The Policy Council for Children and Families gathered for their quarterly meeting. The Policy Council for Children and Families (PCCF) works to improve the coordination, quality, efficiency and… Read more
Introduction. The 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193) was the culmination of decades of efforts to revamp how needy families with children were assisted. In particular, the welfare reform debates focused… Read more
MEETING SUMMARY. The Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup met in their second meeting which was largely organizational in nature. [This workgroup] was established by House Bill 10.… Read more
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