A. Goal: MEDICAID CLIENT SERVICES B. Goal: MEDICAID & CHIP SUPPORT—Medicaid and CHIP Contracts and Administration. C. Goal: CHIP CLIENT SERVICES—Children’s Health Insurance Program Services. D. Goal: ADDITIONAL HEALTH-RELATED SERVICES…
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The Committee met on April 2 to consider the following: PENDING BUSINESS SCR21 Favorably Reported (Local and Uncontested) CSSB750 Favorably Reported CSSB705 Favorably Reported CSSB706 Favorably Reported CSSB781 Favorably Reported…
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Telemedicine and telehealth legislative update: HHSC is tracking and monitoring the following bills. HB 870/SB 670 would make changes to Medicaid telemedicine and telehealth benefits. HB 871 is a DSHS…
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The House Appropriations Committee met to hear testimony on the following:
Health and Human Services Commission House/Senate Comparison, Items of Appropriation by Goal and Strategy, 86th Legislature.
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 State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee provides recommendations and ongoing input to HHSC on the statewide implementation and operation of Medicaid managed care. The committee looks at a range of issues, including program design and benefits, systemic concerns from consumers and providers, efficiency and quality of services delivered by Medicaid managed care organizations, contract requirements for Medicaid managed care, provider network adequacy, and trends in claims processing. The committee also helps HHSC with policies related to Medicaid managed care and serves as the central source for stakeholder input on the implementation and operation of Medicaid managed care.
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Overview The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is directed to maintain and improve the health and human services system in Texas and to administer its programs in accordance with…
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Summary. On February 9, 2018, President Donald Trump signed into law the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA 2018; P.L. 115-123). Division E of that law is titled the Advancing Chronic…
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA, P.L. 111-148, as amended), enacted in 2010, appropriated billions of dollars of mandatory funds to support two programs that focus on expanding access to primary…
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