Texas Insight Recent Reports
Legislative Budget Board: Adopted Issue Docket for Article II. This is an LBB document containing the decisions of the Conference Committee on Senate Bill 1 and a breakdown of the provisions in the 2022-23 General Appropriations Bill for Article II – Health and Human Services. Read the report.
Looking Ahead
May 25, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates
- This meeting will be webcast: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Medicaid Biennial Calendar Fee Review
May 26, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: State Behavioral Health Coordinating Council (SBHCC) and Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (BHAC) Joint Meeting Agenda
May 27, 2021
- This meeting will be webcast: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (SMMCAC) Agenda
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- 1 out of 3 Texans are now fully vaccinated as the state reports over 50,000 COVID-19 deaths
- New Texas budget language would block Gov. Abbott from making unilateral decisions on roughly $16 billion in federal coronavirus relief funding
- Texas Senate advances bill that would outlaw abortions if Roe v. Wade is overturned
- Texas bill to cap insulin prices headed to Gov. Abbotts desk
- Texas lawmakers split over how long to extend Medicaid health coverage for new mothers
- Texas law will allow families to designate essential caregiver to visit loved ones even during a pandemic
U.S.
- Biden Under Pressure Over ‘Public Health’ Border Expulsions
- US to achieve full vaccinations for half of adults on Tuesday: WH official
- Mask Or No Mask? Confusion Persists As Businesses Decide On Policies
- The U.S. is distributing stimulus aid to victims of domestic abuse, who faced even greater hardship in the pandemic.
- White House pushes for independent investigation on COVID-19 origins
- How Medical Jargon Can Make COVID Health Disparities Even Worse
- Vaccinations are lagging at many U.S. prisons, where major virus outbreaks have been common.
- WHO director-general calls for countries to vaccinate at least 10 percent of their populations by September
- Moderna’s COVID-19 Vaccine Is Safe And Effective For Teens, Company Says