Reports and Presentations

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

February 3, 2025

Annual Review of STAR Health Services - Fiscal Year 2025
This report evaluates the use of benefits under the STAR Health program for children in foster care to better coordinate the provision of Medicaid healthcare services.
Presentation to the Senate Finance Committee
The presentation covers HHSC's key functions and provides an overview of the agency. It also covers key budget drivers, new funding provided by the legislature, and the agencies exceptional item request.

January 27, 2025

Update on the Use of Psychotropic Medications for Children in Texas Foster Care: State FY 2002-2023 Data Report
Data report on the use of psychotropic medications for children in Texas foster care: SFYs 2002-2023.

January 9, 2025

Annual Report on Quality Measures and Value Based Payments - Fiscal Year 2024
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. The report also includes information on the Quality Monitoring Early Warning System for Long-term Care Facilities.

January 8, 2025

Interoperability for Texas: Powering Health FY 2024
This report describes HHS agencies interoperability progress towards the exchange of health information, care coordination, quality improvement, and cost savings.

January 6, 2025

Texas Medicaid and CHIP Reference Guide - Fifteenth Edition (Pink Book) - 2024
The Texas Medicaid and CHIP Reference Guide, also called the Pink Book, provides an overview of the Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs.

January 3, 2025

Medicaid Managed Care Provider Network Adequacy Report – December 2024
This report provides information about Medicaid managed care provider network contract requirements and HHSC efforts to monitor Medicaid managed care provider networks.
Permanency Planning and Family-based Alternatives Semi-Annual Report - January 2025
The semi-annual report reports on permanency planning and family-based alternatives including how many children are living in all types of institutions.

December 18, 2024

Delivery of Health and Human Services to Young Texans - 2024
The 2024 Delivery of Health and Human Services to Young Texans report outlines services for children under six years of age, a critical time of early development which impacts children’s long-term outcomes. This biennial report updates the 2022 edition, as required by Government Code, Section 531.02492(b).

December 3, 2024

Medicaid Behavioral Health in-lieu-of Services - Annual Report 2024
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.