Reports and Presentations

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

Nursing Facility Change of Ownership Committee Recommendation Update Report - December 2022

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.

Texas Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Recommendations to the 88th Texas Legislature - Fiscal Year 2022

Value-Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee Recommendations to the 88th legislature.

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.

Texas Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan - 2022-2026

The Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council has developed a new five-year behavioral health strategic plan for fiscal years 2022 - 2026. This plan also includes a statewide, strategic approach to prevent and reduce justice involvement for those with behavioral health needs.