Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
HHSC: Medical Care Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to discuss the following:
- Administrative Penalties, Amelioration, and Informal Dispute Resolution for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) Programs
- Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program Unspent Funds and Hospital-Specific Limit (HSL)
- Inpatient Direct Graduate Medical Education (GME) Reimbursement
Read the full report here.
DSHS: Public Health Funding & Policy Committee. The Committee gathered to discuss their current draft of the Framework for Core Public Health System Services, hear a presentation on the public health emergency preparedness funding formula, hear an update on infectious diseases in Texas detention centers, and more. Read the full report here.
HHSC: Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to discuss the Statewide Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities strategic plan, and hear a presentation on the significant appropriations and legislation of the 86th Legislative Session. Read the full report here.
Looking Ahead
June 20, 2019: Healthcare Safety Advisory Committee
June 21, 2019: Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- East Texas town with no abortion clinics passes ordinance attempting to ban the procedure
- Grateful for new community clinic, Dove Springs residents say facility was long overdue
- UH launches investigation into rhabdo cases as new details emerge related to life threatening condition
- Despite new law, Austin Planned Parenthood clinic to stay open
US
- California Tests a Digital ‘Fire Alarm’ for Mental Distress
- Ocasio-Cortez starts petition to repeal Hyde Amendment
- U.S. cities propose framework for nationwide opioid settlement talks
- Work-Life Conflict Doesn’t Stop After Maternity Leave
- Pelosi hits Trump on health care: His ‘cruel hypocrisy knows no bounds’
- Trump Wants to Neutralize Democrats on Health Care. Republicans Say Let It Go.
- Health advocates look to tackle misperceptions about liver donations
- On the Doorstep With a Plea: Will You Support Medicare for All?
- Drugmakers sue over Trump administration TV price disclosure rule
- As Passions Flare in Abortion Debate, Many Americans Say ‘It’s Complicated’
- California passes budget with health insurance for some undocumented immigrants
- New York Police Officer Kills Himself, Third Police Suicide in 10 Days
- Appeals court rules against Trump admin policy on abortions for undocumented teens
- Eager to Limit Exemptions to Vaccination, States Face Staunch Resistance
- Top Trump health official warned against controversial ObamaCare changes in private memo
- New York City Allocates $250,000 for Abortions, Challenging Conservative States
- Trump officials issue new rule aimed at expanding health choices for small businesses
- Fecal Transplant Is Linked to a Patient’s Death, the F.D.A. Warns
- New York state Senate set to advance bills to end religious exemptions for vaccines
- N.I.H. Head Calls for End to All-Male Panels of Scientists
- Mailchimp cracks down on anti-vaccination content