Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive comment on proposed amendments to §9.177, concerning Certification Principles: Staff Member and Service Provider Requirements;…
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Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the Residential Care (RC) program, Assisted Living (AL)…
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Among other business, the Committee met to discuss the following interim charge. Examine the current status and future direction of the following programs: The Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement…
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MEDICAID BIENNIAL CALENDAR FEE REVIEW
Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the Medicaid Biennial Calendar Fee Review.
Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) Supervised Living…
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Prior to the legislative session, the Comptroller issues a Biennial Revenue Estimate (BRE) to tell lawmakers how much they can spend over the next two years. This is the basis…
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Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid Community Hospice reimbursement rates. The hearing was held in compliance…
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When the State received approval to address health care in Texas in new ways, it embarked on a path of innovation loaded with uncertainty. After several years of success, the…
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Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive comment on proposed proxy rate increases for the following managed care attendant services: STAR Kids,…
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INTRODUCTION. This report is provided to address many of the key issues identified during the 86th Legislative Session. Section 1 of the report summarizes appropriation issues at a very high level. Only items addressed in HB1 are included. Items requested, but not funded are not included. The summary is organized by topic area. Additionally, there is a specific section where appropriation issues identified by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Department of State Health Services are summarized. Section 2 of the report addresses both rider summaries and summaries of substantive legislation by subject area. Riders that appear in one area are not repeated in another area. Similarly, substantive legislation is only referenced and summarized once, although they may address several substantive areas.
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