Reports and Presentations

HHSC evaluated the rate enhancement programs paid in the Medicaid program to providers to increase reimbursements for direct care and attendant care services.

The presentation provides an update on the School Health and Related Services (SHARS) Program.

Overview of Texas Medicaid Waivers.

This presentation will be an update on the implementation of HB 1575: Relating to improving health outcomes for pregnant women under Medicaid and certain other public benefits programs.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires states to report on specific metrics designed to demonstrate states' progress towards restoring timely application processing and initiating and completing renewals of eligibility for all Medicaid and CHIP enrollees as Continuous Medicaid.

Texas began planning for the unwinding of continuous Medicaid coverage in the summer of 2020. HHSC employed a proactive, multi-pronged communications campaign to inform recipients, health care providers, advocates, and other stakeholders about its plan to unwind continuous Medicaid coverage.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires states to report on specific metrics designed to demonstrate states' progress towards restoring timely application processing and initiating and completing renewals of eligibility for all Medicaid and CHIP enrollees as Continuous Medicaid.

Fifth biannual report to provide an overview of HHSC’s efforts to coordinate with providers to identify and implement initiatives designed to reduce Medicaid recipients’ use of emergency room services as a primary means of receiving health care benefits and HHSC’s efforts to encourage Medicaid providers to continue implementing effective interventions and best practices that were developed and achieved under the DSRIP program.

Medically Dependent Children Program Monitoring Report is a legislatively required report containing, for the most recent state fiscal quarter, information and data related to access to care for Medicaid recipients receiving benefits under the Medically Dependent Children Program waiver program.

The STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee (SKMCAC) report includes a summary of the recommendations developed by the SKMCAC’s three subcommittees that are tasked with identifying ways to improve the STAR Kids program for children and families.