Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
HHSC: Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Transition Plan Release: As required by the Special Terms and Conditions (STCs) of the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 waiver #37, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has drafted the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) Transition Plan for stakeholder feedback. The plan will also be posted to the waiver website under Waiver Renewal. Because of the limited timeframe between the publication of this document and the requirement to submit it to CMS, the opportunity for comment is both time limited and somewhat restricted. The plan includes milestones for Demonstration Years (DYs) 9-10 that are foundational steps that will help inform potential components of the post-DSRIP system. Once HHSC submits the transition plan to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) (no later than October 1, 2019), we will work with CMS to finalize the plan by April 1, 2020. Follow this link for the full report.
HHSC: Texas Diabetes Council: The Council Gathered to hear updates from the San Antonio Diabetes Collaborative, receive a presentation on Gestational Diabetes and Maternal Health, hear updates from State Agency Representatives, and more. Follow this link for the full report.
Looking Ahead
August 7, 2019: Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee
August 7, 2019: Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee
August 8, 2019: Hospital Payment Advisory Committee
August 9, 2019: Texas Autism Council
August 9, 2019: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
August 9, 2019: Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- Doctors urge probe of child migrant deaths, warn “poor conditions” at border increase risk of spreading flu
- A rule requiring paid sick leave for workers takes effect Thursday in Dallas. Activists are watching.
- Gov Abbott Appoints Eight To Rehabilitation Council Of Texas
- Evaluation of Rural Hospital Funding Initiatives
- Retiring Chair Zerwas named executive vice chancellor for health affairs at the UT System
- Medicaid CHIP Data Analytics Unit Quarterly Report of Activities SFY19, Q3
- Quarterly Reporting of Waiting Lists for Mental Health Servics 3Q FY 2019
US
- New York health department says exposure to criminal justice system ‘associated with lasting harm’
- Lawmakers Push For ‘Red Flag’ Laws To Take Guns Away From People In Crisis
- These Medical Devices are Inserted into 500,000 Patients Each Year – but Are Tough to Sterilize
- Psychological association warns against ‘blaming mass shootings on mental illness’
- U.S. recorded eight new cases of measles last week
- Deadly Germ Research Is Shut Down at Army Lab Over Safety Concerns
- CDC: Overdose deaths now higher in cities than rural areas
- States Clash With Cities Over Potential Opioids Settlement Payouts
- Colorado becomes third state to allow doctors to recommend marijuana instead of opioids
- Trump administration considers September unveiling of healthcare plan: WSJ
- A Brain Scan May Predict Alzheimer’s. Should You Get One?
- Almost three-quarters say minimum age to buy tobacco should be 21: Gallup