The Weekly Insight: May 21

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HB1 Conference Committee

  • Summary: Health and Human Services Commission – Medicaid Decisions. The Conference Committee for HB1 released their decisions for Medicaid and the greater Health and Human Services Commission. Only items that were in disagreement between the two houses are included. The issues decided by the Conference Committee are presented in this document. Find the full report here.
  • HHS Issue Docket Decisions | HHSC and Article II Special Provisions here.

Senate Committee on Business and Commerce. The Committee gathered to consider the following legislation (select bills requested by TXI customers): HB 1584 as engrossed by Thompson | SP: Buckingham. relating to health benefit plan coverage of prescription drugs for stage-four advanced, metastatic cancer; HB 2536 as engrossed by Oliverson | SP: Hancock, relating to transparency related to drug costs; HB 2817 as engrossed by Lucio III | SP: Hughes, relating to the contractual relationship between a pharmacist or pharmacy and a health benefit plan issuer or pharmacy benefit manager; and HB 4390 as engrossed by Capriglione | SP: Nelson, relating to the privacy of personal identifying information and the creation of the Texas Privacy Protection Advisory Council. Find the full report here.

Senate Committee on Health and Human Services. The Committee gathered to consider the following: HB 284 Perez | et al. | SP: Powell – Relating to disclosure requirements of certain facilities that provide care for persons with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders; HB 823 Davis, Yvonne | et al. |SP: Johnson – Relating to an expedited on-site health inspection process for assisted living facility license applicants; HB 1111 Davis, Sarah | et al. | SP: Kolkhorst – Relating to maternal and newborn health care; HB 1112 Davis, Sarah | et al. | SP: Kolkhorst – Relating to the removal of signs indicating that a freestanding emergency medical care facility is operational; and more. Find TXI’s coverage of the meeting here.

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