Joint Budget Hearing: HHSC

This report addresses HHSC only and does not include the Office of the Inspector General nor does it include the Texas Civil Commitment Office. Legislative Appropriations Request for Fiscal Years 2020-2021. Cecile Young Acting Executive Commissioner, Victoria Ford Chief Policy Officer, Enrique Marquez Chief Program & Services Officer, Trey Wood Chief Financial Officer. [Document here.] The submission of HHSC’s Legislative Appropriations Request for the next biennium represents a culmination of months of evaluation of agency programs and operations. HHSC also considered stakeholder input received in April regarding programs and issues of greatest importance to the people we serve. As we put forward our most critical funding needs, we have grouped the budget proposals into the following categories. Maintain Current Funding for Client Services Maintain Medicaid Entitlement Program Cost Growth Maintain CHIP Non-Entitlement Program Cost Growth Maintain Medicaid Non-