Reports and Presentations

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

November 25, 2019

Children with Special Health Care Needs Client Demographics Report 2019

Report generates from the 86th Texas Legislative Session Rider 87.

November 19, 2019

Mental Health Appropriations and the 1115 Texas Medicaid Transformation Waiver for Fiscal Year 2019

This report describes the amount of general revenue used by local mental health authorities in fiscal year 2019 to draw down additional federal funds through the 1115 Texas Medicaid Transformation Waiver.

October 31, 2019

Report on Medicaid Coverage for Former Foster Children - Rider 35

This report documents the number of youth formerly in foster care who do not renew their Medicaid and therefore do not maintain continuous health coverage until age 26 and includes recommendations to improve the rate of youth formerly in foster care who maintain continuous health care coverage.

June 12, 2019

STAR Kids Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee Annual Report (CY 2018)

This annual report to HHSC Executive Commissioner authored by the STAR Kids Advisory Committee outlines identified issues and recommendations for improvements to the STAR Kids Medicaid managed care program.

April 2, 2019

Texas Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council Recommendations to the 86th Texas Legislature

This report represents the considered input and views of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. The information contained in this document was discussed and voted upon at regularly scheduled meetings in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act.

February 4, 2019

Postpartum Depression Among Women Utilizing Texas Medicaid, 2019

This report examines the frequency of pregnancy-related depression among women with a Medicaid-paid delivery, the frequency of pregnancy-related depression screening by Medicaid and Women's Health providers, the utilization of services and onset of treatment for pregnancy-related depression, and Medicaid costs during fiscal year 2016.

January 9, 2019

Consolidated Behavioral Health Schedule and Exceptional Item Review FY 2020-21

The Senate Finance Committee requested the SBHCC to coordinate BH exceptional Items for the 86th Legislature Regular Session 2019.

January 7, 2019

Transition of Medically Dependent Children Program Waiver Recipients to STAR Kids, 2018

The 2018 Transition of Medically Dependent Children Program Waiver Recipients to STAR Kids report is submitted in compliance with Section 2.12 of Senate Bill 7, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. S.B. 7 requires the Health and Human Services Commission to evaluate outcomes related to transitioning children and young adults enrolled in the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) into the STAR Kids capitated managed care program.

December 27, 2018

Report on Medicaid Managed Care Provider Network Adequacy, 2018

This report provides information about Medicaid managed care provider network contract requirements and HHSC efforts to monitor Medicaid managed care provider networks.

December 12, 2018

H.B. 216 Required Legislative Report on Boarding Homes, December 2018

Section 260.003 required the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and publish model standards for the operation of a boarding home facility and specifies that these standards must address elements such as construction, fire safety, sanitary conditions, reporting and investigation of injuries and incidents, staff education, and assessment of residents.