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
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- For fourth straight year, Texas special education needs assistance,- feds say
- Governor Abbott Appoints Three To Texas Diabetes Council
- Future physicians learn about disparities in health care
- Texas Breaks Ground On Construction At Rusk State Hospital
U.S.
- Supreme Court denies Martin Shkreli appeal of fraud conviction
- Abortion Is New Litmus Test for Democratic Attorneys General Group
- Trump reversed course on flavored e-cigarette ban over fear of job losses: report
- How Elizabeth Warren Got to ‘Yes’ on Medicare for All
- Oklahoma judge reduces opioid verdict against Johnson & Johnson
- Trump Went for a Medical Checkup That Was Not on His Public Schedule
- Biden campaign slams Warren’s health care transition plan: It’s full of ‘flips and twists’
- Adult cigarette smoking rates hit all-time low in U.S.
- Elizabeth Warren Vows to Expand Health Coverage in First 100 Days
- CDC: Superbugs kill 35K a year
- To Lower Costs, Trump to Force Hospitals to Reveal Price of Care
- Senators press FDA tobacco chief on status of vaping ban
- Infants and Toddlers Eat Too Much Sugar, Researchers Say
- New York Identifies Hospitals and Nursing Homes With Deadly Fungus