Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
HHSC: Texas State Child Fatality Review Team Committee: The mission of the State Child Fatality Review Team Committee is to reduce the number of preventable child deaths and its purpose is threefold: 1) To develop an understanding of the causes and incidence of child deaths in Texas; 2) To identify procedures within the agencies represented on the Committee to reduce the number of preventable child deaths; and 3) To promote public awareness and make recommendations to the governor and the legislature for changes in law, policy, and practice to reduce the number of preventable child deaths.
Health and Human Services Commission 2018-19 Fiscal Size-Up: HHSC is directed to maintain and improve the health and human services system in Texas and to administer its programs in accordance with the highest standards of customer service and accountability for the effective use of funds. The agency also received $2.9 billion in increased appropriation authority under House Bill 2 (85 R) to meet numerous state needs, including the projected Medicaid shortfall, Early Childhood Intervention, comprehensive rehabilitation services, and a transfer of Temporary Assistance to Needy Families (TANF) federal monies from DFPS to HHSC.
Health and Human Services Executive Council: This was Executive Commissioner Dr. Courtney Phillips‘ first Executive Council meeting. Dr. Courtney N. Phillips started as the new executive commissioner for the Health and Human Services system on Oct. 19.
Looking Ahead
December 12, 2018: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee
December 14, 2018: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- CPS appeals to avoid paying $127K sanction after wrongful removal
- Eight steps Texas can take to fix its managed-care mess
- Nearly 90 Texas children died in day care over the last decade, Statesman reports
- Texas Reps. Sheffield and Coleman discuss the opioid epidemic
- THCA hopes bankruptcy filing by largest nursing home provider in Texas sparks reform
- In its final report of year, House State Affairs takes HHSC to task over DNR
U.S.
- Supreme Court Declines Key Planned Parenthood Case
- Six Michigan Doctors Charged in $464 Million Insurance and Opioid Scheme
- Ahead of holidays, CDC issues warning against eating raw cookie dough
- Trump Rule Would Limit E.P.A.’s Control Over Water Pollution
- House set to vote on bill cracking down on drug companies overcharging Medicaid
- Growth of Health Care Spending Slowed Last Year
- Top Dems press Trump officials for answers on pre-existing conditions
- Why is Obamacare Enrollment Down?