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...]
Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for the 2020 Annual Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Updates
January 28, 2020 - 1:30pmHealth and Human Services Commission Brown-Heatly Building Public Hearing Room Hearing. The Texas Health and Human … [Read more...]
Nonprofits claim Texas broke the law by leaving them out of Medicaid contracts
Texas health officials violated state law when they said they would award a multibillion dollar series of health insurance contracts to for-profit … [Read more...]
Texas HHS 2020 Inaugural Business Plan Available
HHS Executive Director Courtney Phillips Texas HHS has published a business plan for 2020 outlining its goals. This came out a few months ago … [Read more...]
UPDATED with Survey- Medicaid Dentists: Lack of Use of D1352 Is Causing Audits and Recoupments
MEDICAID DENTISTS: Please take our confidential and anonymous five-question survey about D1352. It is basically a simple Yes-No questionnaire. It … [Read more...]
Texas Health and Human Services Commission hit with $1.6M fine for HIPAA violations
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. … [Read more...]
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