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As the federal government ends the continuous Medicaid coverage requirement on March 31, HHSC is notifying Medicaid recipients that they will need to have their eligibility redetermined.

HHSC announced it is increasing salaries and starting pay at state hospitals and state supported living centers to help with crucial staffing needs, maintain competitive wages, and bring hospital beds back online.

HHSC is recognizing January as National Cervical Health Awareness Month and encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer.

HHSC, UT Southwestern Medical Center, and Children’s Health hosted a groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on the state’s newest psychiatric hospital in Dallas, The Texas Behavioral Health Center at UT Southwestern.

HHSC is launching Niños Sanos de Texas (Healthy Texas Kids), a new YouTube channel for Spanish-speaking children. The made-for-kids videos include topics like improving nutrition, physical health, and boosting physical activity.

October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened regularly for the disease.

The USDA has awarded Texas HHSC a federal grant of more than $400,000 to further the agency’s fraud prevention efforts for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.

Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $301.8 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of July.

Archaeologists have found more than 6,500 artifacts at Austin State Hospital. Some are now on display at the Bullock State History Museum.

Texas is raising awareness of National Women's Health Week beginning May 8 by encouraging women across the state to take care of their physical and mental health, and schedule important screenings for breast cancer and cervical cancer.