HHSC has received federal approval of a waiver that allows the state to expand Medicaid managed care while preserving hospital funding, provides incentive payments for health care improvements and directs more funding to hospitals that serve large numbers of uninsured patients.

Recent Updates

• HHSC has posted the Draft DSRIP Transition Plan - Submitted to CMS and a Summary of Stakeholder Feedback on the Draft Transition Plan on the Waiver Renewal page (10/3/2019).
• HHSC has posted the Draft Health Information Technology (Health IT) Strategic Plan and a link for stakeholder feedback on the Waiver Renewal page (10/2/2019).
• HHSC has posted the Final DY7-10 Measure Bundle Protocol (MBP) and Final Related Strategies on the Waiver Renewal page (9/17/2019).
• HHSC has posted the Final DY9-10 Program Funding and Mechanics Protocol (PFM) and Final Provider DY9-10 Valuations and MPTs on the Waiver Renewal page (9/17/2019).