Senate Finance – Invited Testimony

The Senate Finance Committee met Tuesday, June 14, 2022 at 10:00am to hear invited and public testimony on the following interim charges: Long-term Care Funding: Examine state investments in the long-term care system. Study nursing facility funding issues and the impact of the pandemic on capacity and delivery of care. Explore nursing facility quality metrics and recommend strategies to improve the sustainability of the long-term care workforce. Medicaid: Monitor the financial impact of federal decision-making affecting supplemental Medicaid funding for Texas hospitals and health care systems, including negotiations between the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and the Texas Medicaid agency regarding the state's 1115 Medicaid waiver and other federal proposals reducing supplemental funding streams for Texas. LONG-TERM CARE FUNDING Legislative Budget Board Presentation. Medicaid is a jointly funded State-Federal program providing health coverage and services to l