After our last article about possible termination from a DMO’s network for filing a complaint with HHS before all company complaint procedures have been exhausted, we picked up online copies of the Medicaid Provider manuals for DentaQuest, MCNA and UnitedHealthcare … Read More
After we published our article last week about the HHS complaint line and its email address, we received a few emails from dentists. Several were excited about the possibility of complaining to HHS about their DMO troubles, but one had … Read More
We received an email from a dentist a few weeks ago who was having trouble with a particular DMO. In the process of trying to assist them, we reached out to Texas HHS in an attempt to find a state-level … Read More
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Inspector General just published an audit report this week that Texas paid out incorrectly $922,557 in CHIP payments to Medicaid managed care organizations. Now a million dollars in the … Read More
By Ross Ramsey, The Texas Tribune – When this legislative session comes to an end on Memorial Day, Texas will still have more uninsured residents than any other state, and a higher percentage of uninsured residents, too. The Texas Legislature … Read More
April 23: Texas House votes down budget amendment aimed at giving health coverage to more uninsured Texans: The Texas Legislature has declined to pass any broad expansion of state and federal health care coverage for uninsured Texans since the Affordable … Read More
Almost a decade ago, on May 13, 2011, Byron Harris, famed WFAA investigative reporter, started a large freight train roaring down the track with his first story of a series, “Texas taxpayers pay big for straight teeth.” False narrative destroyed … Read More
We recently received a copy of a presentation to the House Appropriations Committee done by Cecile Young, the Executive Commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services. The presentation outlines the current scope of HHS and contains more than a few … Read More
UPDATE: Two days before we originally published this article on December 18, then entitled “Dentists Not Included as First Tier Healthcare Workers to Receive COVID-19 Vaccines,” the American Dental Association sent a letter to the CDC asking the agency to … Read More
A few weeks ago, we published our analysis of the latest Texas Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General quarterly report and were struck by the fact that despite the large number of Medicaid health professions represented, dentists received a … Read More
Cecile Young has been named the new head of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission as the agency fights an ever-growing number of coronavirus cases in the state. Young, who has more than three decades of experience working in … Read More
The state of Texas is trying to give away a business opportunity valued at roughly $10 billion. To win, all an applicant has to do is score highly on something like a standardized test. The applicants — in this case, … Read More
A collaboration between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide comprehensive women’s health services through a Medicaid demonstration waiver over the next five years. The Healthy Texas Women demonstration waiver … Read More
Texas women have a healthcare problem. In 2017, Houston Public Media reported that 17 percent of Texas women live in poverty. In 2018, the Kaiser Family Foundation found that three in 10 Texas women are low-income, and almost one in … Read More
During an episode of Tenth Talks — a Texas Tribune video series on the next 10 years of Texas — Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, the executive director of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, talks about what it will … Read More
January 28, 2020 – 1:30pmHealth and Human Services Commission Brown-Heatly Building Public Hearing Room Hearing. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will conduct a public hearing to receive public comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for the 2020 … Read More
Texas health officials violated state law when they said they would award a multibillion dollar series of health insurance contracts to for-profit companies while overlooking nonprofit health plans, a lawsuit brought by two nonprofit health insurers alleges. Up for grabs … Read More
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission was hit with a $1.6 million fine for violating federal privacy and security rules. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office for Civil Rights imposed the civil money penalty after … Read More
Last night, Texas State Medicaid Director, Stephanie Muth, announced that she would be stepping down from her position in the agency. Muth began her career in Texas government nearly 20 years ago as a Legislative Aide in the Texas House … Read More
Health insurers Anthem, Cigna Corp. and Molina Healthcare stand to lose millions in premium revenue after losing ground in the Texas Medicaid Star+Plus program, a managed care program worth nearly $10 billion in premium revenue for managed care organizations. The … Read More
AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Dr. Courtney N. Phillips today announced key additions to HHSC’s leadership team who will help guide the agency’s health programs and communications efforts. “These three individuals bring tremendous strength, knowledge and … Read More
AUSTIN – The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has been notified by the federal government that up to $3.87 billion in funds will be available for Texas each year for the next three years to help reimburse health care … Read More
AUSTIN — A Texas appeals court has dismissed a whistleblower’s lawsuit against the Texas Health and Human Services Commission filed by a former employee who alleged he was fired in retaliation for expressing concern over alleged state law violations and … Read More
We came across this PDF of a presentation recently done for the House County Affairs Committee by Dr. Courtney Phillips, the Executive Commissioner of Texas Health and Human Services. The presentation is an excellent overview of the agency with current … Read More
