Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
House Committee on Appropriations: Subcommittee on Article II
- DFPS: The Subcommittee gathered to hear testimony on House Budget recommendations for the Department of Family and Protective Services.
- DSHS, OIG, Special Provisions for Article II: The Subcommittee gathered to hear testimony on House Budget recommendations for the following agencies: Texas Health and Human Services Commission – Office of Inspector General, and the Department of State Health Services. They also discussed special provisions for Article II.
- HHSC: The Subcommittee gathered to hear testimony on House Budget recommendations for the Health and Human Services Commission.
Looking Ahead
February 19, 2019: House Committee on Appropriations: S/C on Article II
February 21, 2019: Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council
February 22, 2019: Texas State Child Fatality Review Team Committee Meeting
State and Federal Healthcare News
Texas
- Texas announces record $236M Medicaid fraud settlement
- Measles confirmed in Bell County; Officials push for vaccinations
- House Freedom Caucus unveils priorities including constitutional carry and anti-abortion legislation
- Fetal heartbeat bill now has more than 40 supporters in the Texas House
- Abbott takes aim at paid sick leave rules in San Antonio, Austin
- Advocates push back against legislation aimed at eliminating local government mandated paid sick leave
U.S.
- A Parent-To-Parent Campaign To Get Vaccine Rates Up
- Legalize Pot? Amid Opioid Crisis, Some New Hampshire Leaders Say No Way
- Teenagers Say Depression and Anxiety Are Major Issues Among Their Peers
- Top Dems blast administration’s proposed ObamaCare changes
- On Health Care, 2020 Democrats Find Their First Real Fault Lines
- Kaiser Permanente’s New Medical School Will Waive Tuition for Its First 5 Classes
- Bill would let patients buy cheaper insulin from other countries
- States Flout Abortion Coverage Requirements, Federal Investigators Say
- As Measles Outbreak Flares, Vaccination Rates Soar and Some Come Off the Fence
- Patients, health data experts accuse Facebook of exposing personal info
- Dialysis Is a Way of Life for Many Older Patients. Maybe It Shouldn’t Be.
- Could the U.S. Get Paid Family Leave? It’s Looking Better Than Ever