Texas Women in Poverty: Part I
This posting explores female poverty in Texas. It is the first part of a two-part look at how poverty affects women in our state, what it looks like in terms…
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HHSC: Policy Council for Children and Families
MEETING SUMMARY. The Policy Council for Children and Families gathered for their quarterly meeting. The Policy Council for Children and Families (PCCF) works to improve the coordination, quality, efficiency and…
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HHSC: Executive Council
The executive Commissioner convened the meeting providing an update on:
- The 1115 waiver which has been approved by CMS
- The receipt of $27.4 million for opioid programs
- Progress in addressing the cost containment initiatives of the Legislature
- $300 million appropriation for expansion and renovation of hospitals
- Influenza where there have been a total of 4,153 pneumonia/influenza-related deaths; nine of which were children.
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Welfare Reform: Work Status of Single Mothers, In Brief
Introduction. The 1996 welfare reform law (P.L. 104-193) was the culmination of decades of efforts to revamp how needy families with children were assisted. In particular, the welfare reform debates focused…
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HHSC: Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup
MEETING SUMMARY. The Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup met in their second meeting which was largely organizational in nature. [This workgroup] was established by House Bill 10.…
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Texas House of Representatives: General Investigating & Ethics Committee
The Committee met on February 15 to consider the following interim charges: Interim Charge 6: Examine employment policies and practices at state agencies relating to the hiring of individuals who were…
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U.S. Health Coverage and Spending
In 2016, the United States had an estimated population of 318 million individuals. Most of those individuals had private health insurance or received health care services under a federal program (such as Medicare or Medicaid). About 8.6 % of the U.S. population was uninsured (Table 1).
Individuals (including those who were uninsured), health insurers, and federal and state governments spent approximately $3. 2 trillion on various types of health consumption expenditures (HCE) in 2016, which accounted for 17.1 % of the nation’s gross domestic product.
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HHSC: Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee
Meeting Summary. The Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee gathered for their quarterly meeting. [The Committee] provides a forum to promote public-private, multi-stakeholder collaboration in support of quality improvement and value-based payment initiatives for Medicaid, other publicly funded health services and the wider health care system. It was established in accordance with Texas Government Code §531.012.
The Quality Committee studies and makes recommendations regarding:
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Medicare and Budget Sequestration
Summary. Sequestration is the automatic reduction (i.e., cancellation) of certain federal spending, generally by a uniform percentage. The sequester is a budget enforcement tool that was established by Congress in the…
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