Texas Insight provides timely reporting of healthcare issues and events as they occur within the legislative and regulatory branches of Texas state government.
February 3, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee (ATWAC) Agenda
- This meeting will be webcast: Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee (VBPQIAC) Agenda
February 4, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: Hospital Payment Advisory Committee (HPAC) Agenda
February 5, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee Agenda
- This meeting will be webcast: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the 2021 Annual Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates
- This meeting will be webcast: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs) Fee Review
- This meeting will be webcast: Notice of Public Hearing on Proposed Rules for the Directed Payment Program for Behavioral Health Services
Texas
- Gov. Greg Abbott open to reforming his emergency powers after months of criticism from both parties
- Abbott unveils five emergency items in State of the State Address
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations decreasing after record highs in January
- A growing chorus of advocates and others call for changes to the way Texas is administering COVID vaccines
- Point of Order: Dr. Peter Hotez discusses the state of COVID-19 in Texas
- Supreme Court wipes out lower court rulings in Texas abortion battle
- 10 months into pandemic, Texas’ unemployment rate stays near Great Recession-level highs
U.S.
- Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
- Biden Administration Will Ship COVID-19 Vaccines Directly To Pharmacies
- Study shows UK coronavirus variant with potentially vaccine-resistant mutation
- Biden and Drug Makers Look to Speed Coronavirus Vaccine Deliveries
- What’s Going On With All These Coronavirus Variants? An Illustrated Guide
- Line cooks, agriculture workers at highest risk of COVID-19 death: study
- Some states in the U.S. are pulling back vaccine doses from the federal program for nursing homes.
- Child Psychiatrists Warn That The Pandemic May Be Driving Up Kids’ Suicide Risk
- DHS encourages vaccination regardless of immigration status
- The Wealthy Are Getting More Vaccinations, Even in Poorer Neighborhoods
- Moderna Increases COVID-19 Vaccine Shipments While Pfizer Lags Behind
- Roughly one-third of long-term care staff vaccinated through federal program: CDC
- How Rich Hospitals Profit From Patients in Car Crashes
- Meatpacking Companies, OSHA Face Investigation Over Coronavirus In Plants
- Biden officials defend two-dose strategy amid fears of variants
Access this document for state and federal COVID-19 updates from this week.