Reports and Presentations

Note: These files are in PDF format unless otherwise noted.

Impact of COVID-19 on Vulnerable Populations in Texas Phase 2 Report - December 2022

This report presents findings from a large-scale study on the impacts of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on vulnerable populations in Texas during the first year of the pandemic.

Rural Texas Pediatric Tele-Connectivity Resource Program Report - Fiscal Year 2022

This third biennial submission of the Pediatric Tele-Connectivity Resource Program for Rural Texas (Pedi Tele-Conn Program) report includes updated and new information (since the December 2020 report) on grants awarded to nonurban healthcare facilities to implement telemedicine services that connect these facilities to pediatric specialists and pediatric subspecialists who provide telemedicine services.

Report on the Mental Health First Aid Program for Fiscal Year 2022

MHFA is an evidence-based curriculum used to teach individuals how to help someone who may be developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.

Annual Report on Quality Measures and Value Based Payments - Fiscal Year 2022

This report describes HHSC Value-based Care Strategy and Managed Care Value-Based Payment Programs, Quality Improvement Programs, Trends in Quality Measures, MCO Performance Indicator Dashboard, HIV Viral Suppression, Relocation to a Community-Based Setting and Statewide Initiatives to Improve Maternal Health Care.

Pilot Program for Providing Medical Transportation to Pregnant Women and New Mothers - Pilot Results - 2022

HHSC must implement a pilot allowing a woman during and after pregnancy enrolled in STAR to bring another child with her when using nonemergency medical transportation (NEMT) services.

State Efforts to Address Maternal Depression, Mortality and Morbidity in Texas - 2022

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) system’s strategies, programs, and initiatives to reduce maternal depression, mortality and morbidity.

STAR Kids Alternative Model Feasibility Report - 2022

This report includes research findings and stakeholder feedback regarding the provision of Medicaid benefits to children enrolled in the STAR Kids managed care program under an accountable care organization or alternative payment model.

Community Resource Coordination Groups of Texas Report - 2022

The report provides information about the experiences of CRCGs in their efforts to provide a coordinated approach to service delivery for children, youth, adults, and families with multi-agency needs.

Medicaid Behavioral Health in-lieu-of Services - Annual Report 2022

HHSC must implement contract provisions allowing an MCO to offer their members certain medically appropriate, cost-effective, evidence-based services in lieu of mental health or substance use disorder services specified in the Medicaid State Plan.

Funding Impacts of the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program Transition - 2022

This report summarizes the transition of directed payment programs from the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment (DSRIP) program. It also lists five recommendations for financial stability throughout the DSRIP transition.