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Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council
February 21, 2019
Regulatory

Welcome and Opening Remarks. The meeting was convened by Cecile Young. Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) 86th Legislative Session. The new Executive Commissioner has appeared before several committees including Nominations. Department of State Health Services (DSHS) 86th Legislative Session. Dr. Hellerstedt stated that this is a busy time for DSHS as they work through the appropriations process. They are very grateful that the base bills from both the House and Senate already include funding for several of their Exceptional Items, including the Data Center as well as 49 vehicles needed for staff all over the state to carry out their public health duties. Additionally, the House provided funding to fully implement the X-linked adrenoleukodystrophy (XALD) newborn screening test, and increased funding to assist DSHS in the fight against maternal mortality and morbidity.
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Medicaid Block Grants in Texas
February 21, 2019
Reporting & Analysis

The Trump administration and Texas leadership continue to offer a block grant model as a more “flexible” form of the Medicaid program than the traditional model, in place since the program’s 1965 inception as part of Lyndon Johnson’s Great Society. Texas advocates of replacing traditional Medicaid with block grants are urging Texas leadership to pass a contingency Medicaid block grant act that will go into effect when a federal plan to block grant the program is in place and to lobby the Texas Congressional delegation to make block grants a priority. This posting explores block grant design and the impact of transforming Texas Medicaid to a block grant.
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HHSC: Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee
February 15, 2019
Regulatory

The Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee advises on the implementation of the acute care services and long-term services and supports system redesign for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The meeting was called quickly and consequently, many members called in by phone. Introductions and welcome. The meeting was convened by phone by the Chair, Clay Boatright. A quorum was present (live and by phone).
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Senate Committee on Finance: DSHS
February 5, 2019
Budget

The Committee met to consider Article II agencies. This report addresses the Department of State Health Services. The Committee is chaired by Jane Nelson and the vice chair is Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Members:

Paul Bettencourt Brian Birdwell Donna Campbell Pete Flores Kelly Hancock Joan Huffman Lois Kolkhorst Robert Nichols Charles Perry Larry Taylor Kirk Watson Royce West John Whitmire

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