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Public Health Funding and Policy Committee

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Hospital Payment Advisory Committee

Hospital Payment Advisory Committee

Medicaid/CHIP Market Intelligence Data Workbook

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Medicaid Prescription Drugs

This posting explores prescription drug coverage under Texas Medicaid, including related spending and trends. Pharmacy costs borne by the state’s Medicaid program increased 90 percent from 2001 to 2011, prompting…
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Senate Health and Human Services: Behavioral Health

The Committee met to discuss the following: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 85th Legislature and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation, including but not limited to:

  • Initiatives to increase capacity and reduce waitlists in the mental health system, including the construction of state hospitals and new community grant programs;
The committee met on numerous issues. This report contains the behavioral health issue. For the other issues and charges, please see the reports specifically addressing those issues.
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The Weekly Insight: September 24

Texas Insight’s Recent Reports Transition Legislative Oversight Committee: Health and Human Services: Since 2015, the Health and Human Services (HHS) system has undergone extensive changes to its organizational structure in…
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Texas Medicaid Fraud Overview

This posting provides an overview of the national and state dimensions of Medicaid fraud, as well as efforts to detect and eliminate these crimes. The piece will look closely at…
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House Committee on Public Health

The committee gathered for their final interim meeting to consider the following interim charges and bill implementation update:

  • Interim Charge 1: Review state programs that provide women’s health services and recommend solutions to increase access to effective and timely care. During the review, identify services provided in each program, the number of providers and clients participating in the programs, and the enrollment and transition process between programs. Monitor the work of the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and recommend solutions to reduce maternal deaths and morbidity. In addition, review the correlation between pre-term and low birth weight births and the use of alcohol and tobacco. Consider options to increase treatment options and deter usage of these substances.
  • Interim Charge 8: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 85th Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the Committee will also specifically closely monitor the implementation of H.B. 10 (85R), H.B. 13 (85R), and S.B. 292 (85R).
  • Implementation update regarding H.B.337 (85R).

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Senate Committee on Finance

The Senate Finance Committee met to hear invited testimony only on the following interim charge related to health and human services: Monitor the implementation of the following funding initiative: Health Care Costs Across State Agencies - Monitor coordination efforts among state agencies to improve health care and reduce costs pursuant to Article IX, Section 10.06 and Section 10.07. The Committee met on two other charges as well that are not related to health and human services directly and as such are not reported.
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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…
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The Weekly Insight: September 18

Texas Insight’s Recent Reports HHSC Legislative Appropriations Request: “HHSC’s 2020-21 funding request is the culmination of months of evaluation on how we can do more with less. We viewed each…
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