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Looking Ahead January 14, 2020: Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup State and Federal Healthcare News Texas Under new Texas law, Planned Parenthood likely to be excluded…
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The Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup was established by HB10. During the 2017 Texas Regular Legislative Session, lawmakers passed an important bill related to mental health…
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports HHSC: Public Hearing on Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the Residential Care Program, Assisted Living Services, and Personal Care 3 Services. The Texas Health and Human Services…
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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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Texas Insight Newsletter HHSC: STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear subcommittee updates; discuss the STAR Kids Advisory Committee Annual Report; hear Health and Human Services…
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The general duties of the Task Force of Border Health Officials include making recommendations to the commissioner for short-term and long-term border health improvement plans. The short-term plan shall identify…
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The State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee provides recommendations and ongoing input on the statewide implementation and operation of Medicaid managed care. The State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee provides…
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The STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee advises on the establishment and implementation of the STAR Kids Medicaid managed care program which provide services for children with disabilities who have…
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports HHSC: Texas Autism Council. The Committee gathered to hear an update on the implementation of the Medicaid autism services benefit; discuss opportunities for continued stakeholder input…
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The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force was created by Senate Bill 495, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, which added Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 34. Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force. The name of the Task Force was changed to the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee by Senate Bill 750, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019 in alignment with the federal Preventing Maternal Deaths Act of 2018.
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