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 … [Read more...]
As coronavirus hits Texas, the state’s top health official is spending 30 hours a week on a second job — that pays $600,000
Acting Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Phil Wilson. Photo credit: Bob Daemmrich for The Texas Tribune By Shannon Najmabadi, Texas … [Read more...]
New HHSC Acting Executive Commissioner and Medicaid Director
TDMR received a notification from HHSC today that a new Medicaid director had been named. However, it mentioned that there was a new Acting Executive … [Read more...]
UPDATE: San Antonio Dentist Starts Petition to Allow Texas Dentists to use Teledentistry to Screen and Triage Patients
UPDATE: May 1: KXAN Austin has done a story on the petition drive. There are now over 3,200 signatures on the petition. “We have never prevented … [Read more...]
HHSC Wants Comments on New Dental Policy for THSteps
HHSC is doing a review of Texas Health Steps Dental Therapeutic Services policy for specific covered services for Medicaid clients. We are … [Read more...]
HHSC Temporarily Waives Renewal Requirements for Medicaid, SNAP Clients During COVID-19 Crisis
Date: March 28, 2020 Contact: Christine Mann, 512-424-6951 Christine.Mann@hhsc.state.tx.us HHSC Temporarily Waives Renewal Requirements for … [Read more...]
Texas cancels controversial Medicaid contracts after complaints of subjective scoring
"This decision is necessary to ensure the contract award processes are conducted with integrity, fairness and transparency," a spokeswoman for the … [Read more...]
Texas improperly picked winners for contracts worth $10 billion, health insurers argue
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 … [Read more...]
Breaking News: Texas HHS Executive Director Resigns
Although it is not on the Texas HHS website yet, TDMR has received a copy of HHS Executive Director Dr. Courtney Phillips' resignation letter to Gov. … [Read more...]
Texas gets $350 million in federal funds for Healthy Texas Women
A collaboration between the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services will provide comprehensive … [Read more...]
New Money Allocated for Healthy Texas Women—But Will It Be Enough?
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 … [Read more...]
Tenth Talks: Texas’ health commissioner talks about preparing for the next decade
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 … [Read more...]
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