The Weekly Insight: November 18

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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports

Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council. The Council gathered to discuss Exceptional Item request development, the Legislative Appropriations Request timeline, and stakeholder feedback requests; hear an update on the Flu Season; hear an update on Vaping; discuss proposed and informational rules; and more. Find the full report here.

HHSC: Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear a presentation on a special topic: Aging with Dementia; hear division reports; discuss Committee operations; and take public comment. Find the full report here.

2020 Candidates Healthcare Platforms. Apart from attempting to dismantle the Affordable Care Act, the GOP presents no health care policy changes leading up to the 2020 presidential election. However, the Democratic candidates have offered a number of changes to health care, which is predicted to be the pivotal issue of the upcoming election. This posting will provide an overview of these policy proposals and will examine these in the Texas context, the state with the highest rates of uninsurance in the nation. Despite recent Gallup polls showing growing public support for expanded healthcare coverage, it seems unlikely that Texas voters will support these proposals in any significant way. Find the full report here.

Looking Ahead

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Medicaid Biennial Calendar Fee Review

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Medical Policy Review of Continuous Glucose Monitoring

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Medical Policy Review of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Medical Policy Review of Vision Services Nonsurgical

November 18, 2019: Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Indian Health Services

November 20, 2019: Communication Strategies for People with Hearing Loss (0.15 CEUs)

November 21, 2019: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee

November 22, 2019: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee

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