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Online Meetings. HHSC will conduct provider engagement meetings on March 20, 2025, to receive comments on Medicaid payment rates that may potentially be addressed at the May 2025 rate hearings. The meetings will begin at 10 a.m. CDT.
Note: HHSC will not publish proposed rates at this time, and the provider engagement meetings are solely for receiving commentary on the topics listed below.
The provider engagement meetings will be held online on March 20, 2025, as follows:
- Acute Care and Hospital Services: 10 a.m. – 11:30 a.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 Provider Engagement Meetings at:
https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/5771046708429923925
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 Provider 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 2025 rate hearing. The final list of topics to be presented at the May 2025 rate hearing is at the discretion of HHSC.
Acute Care Services
- Calendar Fee Review:
- Access to Care
- Any Combination TOS 1-2-I-T
- Cardiovascular Services, including Cardiography & Echocardiography
- Durable Medical Equipment (DME)
- Dialysis Services
- Evaluation and Management
- Gastroenterology
- Hearing Aid (additional state fees needed)
- Medical and Surgical Supplies
- Medicine (Other)
- Non-Clinical Labs
- Noninvasive Vascular Diagnostic Studies
- PT/OT/ST Independent Therapist, Home Health Agency (HHA) and CORF/ORF (incl. TOS C rows)
- Physician Administered Drugs - Oncology
- Physician Administered Drugs - Vaccines & Toxoids
- Physician Administered Drugs - Non-Oncology
- Physician Administered Drugs - NDCX
- "S" Codes
- Telemedicine, Telehealth, & Telemonitoring
- Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS):
- Quarterly HCPCS Updates
- Q3 HCPCS Drugs
- Q4 HCPCS Drugs
- Non-Quarterly HPCS Drugs
- Quarterly HCPCS Updates
Written Comments. Written comments regarding the proposed topics may be submitted in lieu of, or in addition to, oral comments until 5 p.m. the day following the meetings, March 21, 2025. Written comments may be sent by U.S. mail, overnight mail, fax, or email.
U.S. Mail
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Attn: 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.