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- NewsJanuary 17, 2024
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has approved Texas’ request to extend Medicaid and CHIP coverage from two to 12 months after pregnancy.
Topics: Health, Benefits, Women
- NewsAugust 1, 2023
Texas WIC offers a wide array of resources to support breastfeeding mothers.
Topics: Benefits, Children, Food, Health, WIC Providers, Women
- NewsJune 26, 2023
Gov. Greg Abbott, HHSC announce federal approval for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) recipients to apply for replacement benefits for food lost or destroyed in recent severe storms.
Topics: Benefits, Food
- NewsJanuary 5, 2023
Gov. Abbott announced HHSC is providing more than $344.1 million in emergency SNAP food benefits for the month of January. The allotments are expected to help about 1.6 million Texas households.
Topics: Benefits, Food, Health
- NewsNovember 16, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC has received approval from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a fifth round of federal Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer food benefits for Texas families.
Topics: Health, Food, Children, Benefits
- NewsNovember 1, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $334.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of November.
Topics: Benefits, Food
- NewsOctober 24, 2022
With the flu and COVID-19 circulating this season, the Texas Department of State Health Services encourages everyone who can to get vaccinated.
Topics: Health, Benefits
- NewsOctober 20, 2022
The HHS Kidney Health Care program increased the travel reimbursement benefit from 20 cents per mile to 25 cents per mile.
Topics: Health, Benefits
- NewsOctober 3, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $329.4 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of October.
Topics: Food, Benefits
- NewsAugust 8, 2022
Nineteen high school seniors and older adults from the Houston area recently completed the HHS TWPS job training program.
Topics: Jobs, Benefits
- NewsAugust 2, 2022
Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $305.5 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of August.
Topics: Food, Benefits
- NewsJune 1, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $317.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of June.
Topics: Benefits, Health
- NewsApril 29, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC is providing more than $317.9 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits for the month of May.
Topics: Benefits, Food