Texas Insight’s Recent Reports
Texas Council on Consumer Direction. The Council gathered to discuss their 2018 and 19 annual reports to the Executive Commissioner of the HHSC; hear state agency representative reports; hear a presentation and update on Electronic Visit Verification (EVV); hear a presentation and hold discussion on CDS Direct Care Workforce Data Collection; hear a legislative update; hear subcommittee updates; and take public comment. Follow this link for the full report.
State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear a presentation on the Complaints Process and Data Improvements, HHSC legislative updates, and the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program 1115 Waiver; discuss increasing the frequency of SMMCAC meetings, discuss the establishment of new subcommittees, and hear public comment. Follow this link for more information.
Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force. The Task Force gathered to receive Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force operational and legislative updates, discuss any new business, and hear public comment. Follow this link for the full report.
State and Federal Healthcare News
TX
- Texas is trying to limit public money from going to abortion providers. Some fear other health services could get cut.
- Texas doctors sue state agencies to dispense medication directly to patients
- No toothbrushes or showers, kids coughing all night: Migrants describe conditions inside border facilities
- Patient protests ‘exorbitant’ cost of rabies prevention
US
- Lone Missouri Abortion Clinic Can Stay Open in Dispute with State
- Politicians, Government Agencies Feud Over Payouts Tied To Opioid Epidemic
- Democrat vs. Democrat: How Health Care Is Dividing the Party
- 2-year-old dies, 3 others sickened by E. coli at San Diego County Fair
- UN report: Two-thirds of drug use disorder deaths in 2017 were from opioid use
- Georgia sued over ‘heartbeat’ abortion ban
- Former FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb joins Pfizer board
- FDA warns of dangerous cyber vulnerabilities on Medtronic insulin pumps
- House Democrats launch investigation into Trump administration’s Medicaid changes
- HPV Vaccines Are Reducing Infections, Warts — and Probably Cancer
Presidential Elections: First Round of Debates – Democratic
- Bernie Sanders on Medicare for All
- Kirsten Gillibrand on Abortion
- Joe Biden on Abortion and the Hyde Amendment
- Bernie Sanders on Drug Costs
- Bernie Sanders on Health Care Costs