Reports and Presentations

This presentation provides an overview of HHS's mission, vision, organizational structure, and key functions. It covers key budget drivers and highlights of House Bill 1. It also summarizes the agency's exceptional item requests as well as caseload and cost growth trends.

This report provides updates on the improvement process for reducing the time it takes for nursing facility providers undergoing a change of ownership to receive payment for services to Medicaid clients.

This report is required biennially to discuss the effects of telemedicine, telehealth and home telemonitoring services on the Texas Medicaid program including number of providers using these services, geographic disposition of these providers, the number of patients treated, the types of services provided, and the cost of utilization.

The Promoting Independence Plan is Texas' comprehensive response to the Supreme Court's 1999 Olmstead decision, but also outlines a vision and guiding principle for the Health and Human Services Commission to provide a system of holistic services and supports that foster independence and self-determination for people with disabilities so that they may be able to live fully integrated into their chosen communities.

This presentation covers HHSC's Information Technology Modernization plan, an overview of the Medicaid program, the Medicaid Management Information Systems modernization project, and compliance with state regulations related to IT projects.

The eleventh quarterly report with analysis of selected data related to pediatric acute care therapy services (including physical, occupational, and speech therapies) and assessment of impact on access to care.