Leaders in Health and Human Services Reporting
Dr. John Hellerstedt introduced Donna Sheppard who, with the Commissioner, jointly presented the detail of the DSHS budget request. She stated that the State laboratory addresses more than 50% of…
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HHSC’s 2020-21 funding request is the culmination of months of evaluation on how we can do more with less. We viewed each request through the prism of two questions: Is…
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Meeting Summary
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 Medicaid coverage to improve coordination and customization of care, access to care, health outcomes, cost containment and quality of care.
Introduction
The meeting was convened by the Chair, Elizabeth Tucker. The minutes from the meetings on March 19, 2018, and June 25, 2018, were approved as written.
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The Department of Family and Protective Services’ (DFPS) mission is “promote safe and healthy families and protect children and vulnerable adults from abuse, neglect, and exploitation.” More than 12,500 DFPS…
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Texas Insight’s Recent Reports HHSC: Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke: The Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke gathered for their quarterly meeting. They covered the following: Added to…
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Meeting Summary. The Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee advises the HHSC Division for Early Childhood Intervention Services on development and implementation of policies that constitute the statewide ECI system. ECI Background…
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The committee met at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance to receive public testimony on Interim Charge 2: Review the history and any future roll-out of Medicaid Managed Care in…
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Summary. The mission of the Department of State Health Services is to improve the health, safety and well-being of Texans through good stewardship of public resources by efficiently and effectively carrying…
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Meeting Summary. The Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke conducts health education, public awareness and community outreach; improves access to treatment; coordinates activities among state agencies; develops a database of recommendations for treatment and care. During the 76th session of the Texas Legislature, lawmakers passed House Bill 2085, which included the creation of the Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke.
Activities of the Council include the following:
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Meeting Summary. The Newborn Screening Advisory Committee advises the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on strategic planning, policy, rules and services related to newborn screening and additional newborn screening…
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