House Committee on Human Services

Meeting Summary. The committee met on May 9th to consider the remainder of Interim Charge 2, a review of managed care in Texas. In particular, the committee focused on the following: Study whether access to care and network adequacy contractual requirements are sufficient; Determine Medicaid participant and provider satisfaction within STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids and STAR+PLUS managed care programs; AND Study the future delivery of services under a managed care model to additional populations. The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) was present to address issues raised by the Committee and public testimony. The meeting lasted 12 hours and 27 minutes. The Chair announced there will be a hearing on Hidalgo County in August. Update on Contracting Issues, Health and Human Services Commission. The Chair called Victoria Ford for an update on the contracting issues at HHSC. Commissioner Ford stated that they know that the people who are served get the services they are e