Reports and Presentations

This report provides information on the expenditures of funds appropriated for children’s advocacy programs and data on contracts and client services for fiscal year 2023.

The annual report of the HHS Ombudsman provides information about each ombudsman program including data on complaints received and investigated, a description of trends or systemic issues uncovered during the investigation of complaints, and recommendations to address challenges.

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

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. HHSC is also required to prepare and submit an annual report on the number of times during the preceding year a service from the list included in the contract is used.

The Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan Progress Report for Fiscal Year 2023 is prepared by the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council and discusses fiscal year 2023 progress and successes related to implementation of the Statewide Behavioral Health Strategic Plan.

The 2023 Alternatives to Abortion Report includes: an introduction to the HHSC A2A program, the total number of A2A providers, total number of unduplicated clients served by each provider, a description of A2A outreach efforts by providers and HHSC, total expenditures by method of financing, total contract amounts by provider, and outcome measures included in contracts with providers.

All Texas Access is a legislatively mandated initiative that focuses on increasing access to mental health services in rural Texas communities. HHSC is collaborating with the rural-serving LMHA and LBHAs to focus on diverting more Texans with mental illness away from the criminal justice system and into treatment.

This report provides findings and recommendations from the 2023 Utilization Review of the STAR+PLUS Managed Care Program.

The annual FY23 Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) Client Demographics Report (Rider 75a) details the demographics of clients served and people on the CSHCN Services Program wait list.

The annual FY23 CSHCN Client Services Data Report (Rider 75b) details caseload and prescription drug data for the CSHCN Services Program.