The Texas Medical Association is a professional nonprofit organization founded in 1853 charged with finding solutions to challenges Texas physicians face in treating patients. Membership is composed of 50,000 practicing…
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The Center for Public Policy Priorities (CPPP) is an independent, nonprofit public policy organization founded by the Benedictine Sisters of Boerne in 1985. The organization was originally charged with finding…
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The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is part of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). CMS manages Medicare, Medicaid, the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP), and the…
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A plan with a higher deductible than a traditional insurance plan. The monthly premium is usually lower, but you pay more health care costs yourself before the insurance company starts…
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A type of savings account that allows you to set aside money on a pre-tax basis to pay for qualified medical expenses if you have a “high deductible” health insurance…
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The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a nonpartisan organization that has produced independent analyses of economic and budgetary issues in order to support the Congressional budget process since 1975. CBO’s…
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The Texas Autism Council was established September 1st, 2016. They advise, and make recommendations to the HHSC executive commissioner in order to address the needs of people of all ages…
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The Sunset Advisory Commission performs regular assessments of the necessity and cost-effectiveness of a state agency or program. The point is not to measure compliance with legislative regulation, but to…
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A General Appropriations Act is introduced during each legislative session (click here for the 85th Legislature’s GAA). Article II of the Act denotes spending and appropriations for the Texas Health…
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Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission houses a number of divisions and agencies–some of which will not officially be included until later this year, once a broad HHSC transformation is…
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