HHSC: State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee

The State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee provides recommendations and ongoing input on the statewide implementation and operation of Medicaid managed care. Members appear below. Call to Order. The meeting was convened by David Weden, Chair. Roll call. A quorum was established. Adoption of June 26, 2020, minutes. The minutes were approved as written. Advisory Committee Chair Updates. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee (Read Texas Insight’s summary.) Peer services were discussed; Medicaid reimbursement rates were reviewed and determined to be too low to support the service system Strong support on the part of the committee but there are only 485 peer specialists across the state Organization of the committee was a consideration and officers were elected There was strong public comment regarding the lack of appropriate housing, especially for people leaving the state hospitals Drug Utilization Review Board (Read Texas Insight’s summary.