Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
HHSC: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear Advisory Committee chair updates; hear executive leadership updates on Health and Human Services Commission initiatives; discuss how subcommittees will function; hear State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (SMMCAC) subcommittee updates; discuss the SMMCAC annual report to the Executive Commissioner; and more. Follow this link for the full report.
HHSC: Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. The Council gathered to hear a presentation on Caring for Family Caregivers; hear an update on the Center to Advance Palliative Care Report Card; hear an update on the Palliative Care, Supportive Palliative Care and Hospice Website; discuss the Senate Bill 916 work plan; and more. Follow this link for the full report.
House Committee on Human Services: This report covers the following items: (1) The Committee will review the efforts by the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to implement Community-Based Care (CBC) for children in the state’s conservatorship and the coordination of CBC with implementation of federal funding under the Family First Preservation Services Act; (2) The Committee will receive an update regarding the latest changes to funding within programs under the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program-Section 1115 Demonstration Waiver. Follow this link for the full report.
HHSC: Rate Hearings: This report covers the following rate hearings: Medicaid Biennial Calendar Fee Review; Medical Policy Review of Continuous Glucose Monitoring; Medical Policy Review of Fetal Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Quarterly HCPCS Updates; Medical Policy Review of Vision Services Nonsurgical; Indian Health Services. Follow this link for the full report.
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- Medicaid cuts to Texas hospitals imminent without Congressional intervention
- San Antonio paid sick leave requirement blocked by state judge
- Prison health care costs are higher than ever in Texas. Many point to an aging prison population.
- Speaker Bonnen Releases House Interim Charges
- Law To Protect Patients Against Surprise Medical Bills In Texas Proves Hard To Enact
US
- Measles Cases Continue to Rise Around the World
- Juul Says Its Focus Was Smokers, but It Targeted Young Nonsmokers
- Trump says drug importation plan coming ‘soon’
- Democrats Increasingly Vocal in Calling ‘Medicare for All’ a Political Liability
- CDC: Don’t eat romaine lettuce…again
- Excess Weight Can Weaken The Flu Shot
- Babies Born Dependent On Opioids Could Be Left Out Of Settlements, Advocates Worry
- On Abortion Rights, 2020 Democrats Move Past ‘Safe, Legal and Rare’
- Warren, Sanders, Klobuchar and Booker Talk Abortion Rights at Debate
- Democrats press Trump officials over drop in ObamaCare signups amid website problems
- A Cancer Care Approach Tailored To The Elderly May Give Better Results
- Massachusetts to Ban Menthol Cigarettes as Well as Flavored Vapes
- House passes bill tackling workplace violence in health care, social services sectors
- M.A. Urges Ban on Vaping Products as Juul Is Sued by More States