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- News ReleaseJanuary 30, 2023
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.
Topics: Benefits, Health, Policy
- News ReleaseJanuary 24, 2023
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.
Topics: Financial, Health, Jobs
- News ReleaseJanuary 17, 2023
HHSC announced it is expanding the Foster Grandparent Program to the Fort Worth area, with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Topics: Children, Community Engagement
- News ReleaseJanuary 17, 2023
HHSC announced it is expanding the Foster Grandparent Program to the Belton/Killeen/Temple area, with funds from the American Rescue Plan Act.
Topics: Children, Community Engagement
- News ReleaseJanuary 4, 2023
HHSC is recognizing January as National Cervical Health Awareness Month and encouraging women to get screened for cervical cancer.
Topics: Benefits, Health, Women
- News ReleaseDecember 27, 2022
The HHS Executive Commissioner Cecile Erwin Young today named Dr. Jennifer Shuford commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services, effective immediately.
Topics: Leadership
- News ReleaseDecember 5, 2022
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.
Topics: Health, Food, Benefits
- News ReleaseNovember 3, 2022
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.
Topics: Children, Health, WIC Providers
- News ReleaseSeptember 30, 2022
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is encouraging women to get screened regularly for the disease.
Topics: Health, Women
- News ReleaseAugust 10, 2022
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.
Topics: Health, Benefits