Senate Committee on Finance

The Senate Finance Committee met to hear invited testimony only on the following interim charge related to health and human services: Monitor the implementation of the following funding initiative: Health Care Costs Across State Agencies - Monitor coordination efforts among state agencies to improve health care and reduce costs pursuant to Article IX, Section 10.06 and Section 10.07. The Committee met on two other charges as well that are not related to health and human services directly and as such are not reported. Sec. 10.06. Analysis of Certain Healthcare Data. Out of funds appropriated elsewhere in this Act, the Health and Human Services Commission shall coordinate with the Department of State Health Services, the Employees Retirement System of Texas, the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, and the Teacher Retirement System to develop recommendations and a comprehensive plan for an integrated health care information system that can be used to compa