Video of Rep. Kolkhorst and Rep. Guerra in the House

Star of Texas with the State Capitol Building at Night

On May 16th, SB 1803 (CSSB 1803) came before the Texas House of Representatives for third reading. Rep. Kolkhorst and Rep. Guerra added amendments and made comments about the necessity of putting in legislation due process rights for all Medicaid providers. The bill passed the House on May 17th, 119-20. The quality of the video is poor as it is compiled from the streaming video archived by the … [Read more...]

SB 1803 HAS PASSED THE HOUSE!

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This morning, the Texas House of Representatives passed CSSB 1803 with a vote of 119 to 20 in favor.  This is a great victory for Medicaid providers as it for the first time outlines in legislation due process rights. The bill was amended yesterday by Rep. Lois Kolkhorst to give Medicaid providers the right to appeal a decision of the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) to a … [Read more...]

Office of the Inspector General Is Spending $250,000 on Outside Lawyers to Litigate Dental Medicaid Case?

Scales of Justice in the Courtroom

Texas Dentists for Medicaid Reform questions why Texas taxpayers will pay up to $500 an hour to Dallas law firm Waters & Kraus when legislators have already approved monies for OIG staff expansion; a trend if applied to all cases would cost Texas another estimated $50 million Austin, Tx (PRWeb): The Office of the Inspector General (“OIG”) has replaced their own legal staff with outside … [Read more...]

Trial De Novo Gone: SB 1803 Changed Before Going Before House

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The bill that was to enshrine due process rights for Medicaid providers now heads for a House vote and bears less resemblance to the bill that entered the House. SB 1803, now CSSB 1803, while having many good points remaining, has been firmly changed to eliminate key due process points for Medicaid providers dealing with "credible allegations of fraud" overpayments by the HHSC's Office of the … [Read more...]

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