Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
- House General Investigating and Ethics Committee: The Committee met to consider the following interim charge: Interim Charge #10: Monitor agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature: Oversight of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
- House Committee on Human Services: The committee met to consider the following interim charge: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee will also closely monitor the implementation of H.B. 4 (85R), H.B. 5 (85R), H.B. 7 (85R), and S.B. 11 (85R).
Looking Ahead
- October 31, 2018: Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services
- November 1, 2018: Hospital Payment Advisory Committee
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- Jury convicts Austin psychologists of health care offenses
- Let scientists study the effect of marijuana as we decide on legalization
- Central Health to pursue new clinics in Del Valle, Hornsby Bend
- University of Houston’s proposed medical school gets state approval today
U.S.
- Study: Democrats could expand Medicaid to millions if they win six key governor’s races
- Doctors Test Bacterial Smear After Cesarean Sections To Bolster Babies’ Microbiomes
- Do You Get Health Coverage Through Obamacare?
- When Adolescents Give Up Pot, Their Cognition Quickly Improves
- I Lost My Daughter To Heroin, Can I Start Over With Her Child?
- Physicians group urges FTC to monitor insulin pricing
- GOP Revives Medicare Scare Tactics As Election Nears
- To Rally Voters, Democrats Focus On Healthcare As Their Closing Argument
- Shopping For Insurance? Don’t Expect Much Help Navigating Plans.
- Why You Shouldn’t Wait To Sign Up For Medicare Part B