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Provider Finance Department Stakeholder Engagement Meetings Notice
Potential Medicaid Payment Rates
February 16, 2023
9:00 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Online Meetings. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct stakeholder engagement meetings on February 16, 2023, to receive comments on Medicaid payment rates that may potentially be addressed at the May 2023 rate hearings. The meetings will begin at 9:00 a.m. CST.
Note: HHSC will not publish proposed rates at this time, and the stakeholder engagement meetings are solely to receive commentary on the topics listed below.
The stakeholder engagement meetings will be held online as follows:
- Acute Care Services: February 16, 2023, 9:00 – 11:00 a.m.
- Long-Term Services & Supports: February 16, 2023, 11:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m.
HHSC may limit speakers’ time in order to ensure all attendees wishing to present public comment are afforded an opportunity to do so.
HHSC reserves the right to end an engagement meeting if no participants have registered to present public comments within the first 30 minutes of the meeting.
Register for one or both of these HHSC Provider Finance Department Stakeholder Engagement Meetings at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/8906901132925854557
Webinar ID: 355-308-371
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
If you are new to GoToMeeting, download the GoToMeeting app at https://global.gotomeeting.com/install/626873213 before the hearing starts.
HHSC will record the meetings. The recording will be archived and can be accessed on-demand at https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/live-archived-meetings.
Topics. The topics for the Stakeholder Engagement Meetings are below. Please note that the topics listed in this notice comprise a provisional list of topics to be presented at the May 2023 rate hearing. The final list of topics to be presented at the May 2023 rate hearing is at the discretion of HHSC.
Acute Care Services
- Calendar Fee Review
- Any Combination of Type of Service 1/2/I/T;
- Cardiovascular Services including Cardiography & Echocardiography;
- Dialysis;
- Diagnostic Radiology;
- Durable Medical Equipment;
- Evaluation and Management;
- Gastroenterology;
- Medical and Surgical Supplies;
- Medical Nutrition Therapy;
- Medicine (Other);
- Non-Clinical Labs (5/I/T);
- Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies;
- Outpatient Behavioral Health Services;
- Physician Administered Drugs - Non-Oncology;
- Physician Administered Drugs – Oncology;
- Physician Administered Drugs - Vaccines & Toxoids;
- "S" Codes; and
- Telemedicine, Telehealth & Telemonitoring.
- Medical Policy Review
- VDP Drug Cleanup.
- HCPCS
- Quarterly Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates
Long-Term Services & Supports (LTSS)
- Emergency Response Services;
- Home-delivered Meals; and
- In-home Respite in the Youth Empowerment Services 1915(c) Waiver program
Written Comments. Written comments regarding the proposed topics may be submitted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral comments until 5:00 p.m. the day following the meetings, February 17, 2023. Written comments may be sent by U.S. mail, overnight mail, fax, or email.
U.S. Mail
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attention: Provider Finance Department
Mail Code H-400
P.O. Box 149030
Austin, Texas 78714-9030
Overnight mail or special delivery mail
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attn: Provider Finance Department
North Austin Complex
Mail Code H-400
4601 Guadalupe St
Austin, Texas 78751
Fax
Attention: Provider Finance at (512) 730-7475
Email
ProviderFinanceDept@hhs.texas.gov
Preferred Communication. Email or telephone communication is preferred.
Persons with disabilities who wish to participate in the hearing and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Provider Finance at (512) 730-7401 at least 72 hours before the hearing so appropriate arrangements can be made.