The Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed rules that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs.
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The Healthy Texas Women (HTW) program is dedicated to offering women’s health and family planning services at no cost to eligible women in Texas. HTW:
The Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup was established by HB10. During the 2017 Texas Regular Legislative Session, lawmakers passed an important bill related to mental health…
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Provider Relief Fund Overview In April, HRSA issued a Medicare-focused general distribution of $50 billion for provider relief, allocating 2% of gross revenue regardless of payor mix to eligible providers.…
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have reached an agreement to provide comprehensive women’s health services through a Medicaid demonstration waiver…
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The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) held two webinars on the CARES Act targeted Medicaid/CHIP provider relief funds. The presentation during the second webinar began with an overview of…
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Welcome and Opening Remarks. The meeting was convened by Victoria Ford. Ms. Ford stated that this is their first virtual meeting, and mentioned three initiatives: Last month, pilot program for…
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Today’s episode is a conversation between Texas Insight Founder Eric Wright and Billy Millwee, Medicaid expert with Millwee & Associates Consulting. Our topics are 1) Texas’ Medicaid response to COVID-19 and…
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The Blueprint for a Healthy Texas was presented in a public meeting. The plan identifies key areas of focus that will guide agencies’ work throughout this fiscal year. It provides…
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The Legislative Budget Board staff have produced a document outlining the Top 100 Federal Funding Sources. Not surprisingly, many of these are in health and human services. Below is the…
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