Reports and Presentations

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.

This report provides findings and recommendations from the 2022 Utilization Review of the STAR+PLUS Managed Care program.

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.

This report reflects how funds received for the 2022 Title XX block grant program year may be used and explains how Title XX social services may be provided. The program year for the Title XX SSBG in Texas is the federal fiscal year, October 1, 2022 through September 30, 2023.

The 2021 annual Children with Special Health Care Needs Client Demographics Report provides a demographic description of both the population served by the Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) program and of the individuals on the program’s waiting list.

This report provides findings and recommendations from the 2021 Utilization Review of the STAR+PLUS Managed Care program.

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 Health and Human Services Commission's report on strategies implemented to collect and analyze data related to informal caregiver support services which are to be used to identify and understand the needs of informal caregivers and strengthen the delivery of informal caregiver support services.

This report contains the maintenance of effort (MOE) information for each federal grant received by HHSC as of September 2021. 

The STAR Kids Managed Care Advisory Committee sets forth annual recommendations regarding the operation of the STAR Kids managed care program.