Reports and Presentations

The Texas Cares program was created to improve accessibility to prescription drugs for Texans who are unable to access medication through insurance or other health care coverage. The insulin study report shows the program activities including evaluating implementation, researching population needs, and understanding the landscape of available resources for individuals who need insulin in Texas.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is charged with conducting a comprehensive assessment of nursing facility (NF) workforce challenges and how they affect the delivery of care to residents in those facilities. This report reflects important input HHSC received from the Long-Term Care Facilities Council (Council), state agencies such as the Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) and the Board of Nursing (BON), and long-term care provider associations, advocates, and other key stakeholders.

The Rates: Intermediate Care Facilities and Certain Waiver Providers Report contains information that was developed by HHSC to provide context and additional information regarding the current HCS/TxHmL and ICF/IID rate methodologies, the cost report process, and Deloitte’s report to address Rider 30.

Monthly report on the total hours the state EVV systems were unavailable, malfunctioning, or not accessible.

The quarterly report reflects activities and findings of the Data Analytics Unit.

Report analyzes recommendations from a consulting group on to determine the feasibility of maximizing federal funds, using Medicaid benefits, and streamlining processes to help children in foster care.

Evaluating the use of benefits under the STAR Health program for children in foster care to better coordinate the provision of healthcare and use of those benefits.

This report provides important background on complex issues, including previous relevant legislation; the current landscape of group home regulation, including HHSC boarding home standards adopted at the local level; and recommendations for policymakers on how to potentially improve health and safety standards in these and other unregulated settings.

HHSC partners with the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) to document a process to review a denial of services for STAR Health members.

The Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 260 governing boarding home facilities Section 260.003, requires the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and publish model standards for the operations of a boarding home facility, and it 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.