Reports and Presentations

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.

The Texas Cares report for fiscal year 2023 is submitted in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 65.204, which requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to submit an annual report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, and standing committees of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over the program.

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 Coverage ends.

This report includes information and findings relating to the problems and concerns of residents and recommendations to solve the problems, resolve the concerns, and improve the quality of the residents’ care and lives.

Written report to the Executive Commissioner on the State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee activities and policy recommendations on the statewide implementation and operation of Medicaid managed care in 2022-2023.

The annual report includes data from fiscal years 2022 and 2023 on the use of funds appropriated in Strategy F.2.1, ILS, by the Centers for Independent Living (CILs), including the number of individuals served, breakdown of services provided, performance targets, and other information HHSC deems necessary to ensure accounting of the use of funds in Strategy F.2.1, ILS.

This is a report on a program that provides peer counseling services, training, technical assistance and other mental health related services to staff, community partners, service members, veterans, and their family members.

The report includes any temporary rate increases provided to nursing facilities related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Any facilities that do not provide information requested by the commission necessary to complete the report are identified in the report.

This report contains the maintenance of effort information for federal grants received by HHSC as of March 2023.