Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates on May 4, 2021, at 9:00 a.m. The hearing…
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This report contains a comparison of House and Senate appropriations for the Health and Human Services Commission.
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The Committee gathered to discuss the following. Only bills in bold are covered in this report. SB 50 by Zaffirini: Relating to a competitive and integrated employment initiative for certain…
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The Public Health Funding and Policy Committee defines core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality; evaluates public health in the state and identifies…
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Article II was heard in House Appropriations Committee March 29th. This document reflects those final decisions. Still unreported are the decisions related to construction and technology. The Changes/Updates from the…
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Due to face masks, social distancing, and low speaking voices, a few decisions in the House could not be clearly understood. In the Senate Finance Committee, transparency in decision-making was a continuing problem. Every effort was made to report the decisions as accurately as possible. The House Subcommittee used a new convention called “Pend Plus” to designate a high priority if dollars are found to fund the item. Senate Finance decisions that were not reported are most likely not adopted. Decisions will be updated as the Committees update their documents. This is assumed to reflect the final Senate Finance Decisions. Riders will be covered in another document.
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Article II Markup as of March 22, 2021. Due to face masks, social distancing, and low speaking voices, a few decisions could not be clearly understood. These are noted. Every effort was made to report the decisions as accurately as possible. The Subcommittee used a new convention called “Pend Plus” to designate a high priority if dollars are found to fund the item. This report does not contain member-specific riders which will be considered on March 23rd.
* Working Paper Prepared by Legislative Budget Board Staff. Notes provided by TXI Reporter.
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The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services gathered to consider the following: SB 64 Nelson | et al. Relating to a mental health program that includes peer-to-peer counseling for…
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