Reports and Presentations

This report summarizes the progress of all goals and deliverables established in the inaugural HHS Business Plan, Blueprint for a Healthy Texas.

HHSC must implement contract provisions allowing an MCO to offer their members certain medically appropriate, cost-effective, evidence-based services in lieu of mental health or substance use disorder services specified in the Medicaid State Plan. HHSC is also required to prepare and submit an annual report on the number of times during the preceding year a service from the list included in the contract is used.

Statute requires an adjusted final biennial plan on capacity following legislative action on appropriations for long-term care services for persons with an intellectual disability. The final plan is approved by HHSC and made available to the public.

This report addresses requirements in Health and Safety Code §614.013 and §614.017. Health and Safety Code §614.013 and §614.017 requires HHSC to submit a report to the Legislative Budget Board no later than September 1 of each fiscal year its efforts to facilitate the exchange of information between agencies. The report must include but is not limited to: the manner in which information is exchanged between agencies, the frequency with which information is exchanged, the type of information most frequently exchanged and the agencies most frequently involved in the exchange of information.

The report provides data on member access to providers in Medicaid managed care networks, and MCO compliance with contractual obligations related to provider access standards.

Presents survey data for adult and child consumer measures of community integration outcomes. The measures were selected by a stakeholder workgroup.

To comply with CMS regulations governing the settings where Medicaid home and community based services (HCBS) can be provided, HHSC plans to transition from day habilitation services to a more integrated service called Individualized Skills and Socialization (ISS).

This report serves as a progress report for the Maternal Teleservices Pilot Program and the Pregnancy Medical Home Pilot Program for women receiving medical assistance through a Medicaid managed care model.

The eighth quarterly report with analysis of selected data related to pediatric acute care therapy services (including physical, occupational, and speech therapies) and assessment of impact on access to care.

Quarterly Rider 165 report for TIERS reflecting actual expenditures, cost savings, and accomplishments.

HHSC is required to submit a report that includes a summary of the significant findings identified during a review of fiscal audit activities. All findings, comments, and corrective actions are reproduced verbatim from the independent audit reports and are not modified by HHSC.

Section 260.003 required the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop and publish model standards for the operation of a boarding home facility and specifies that these standards must address elements such as construction, fire safety, sanitary conditions, reporting and investigation of injuries and incidents, staff education, and assessment of residents.

This report identifies opportunities and makes recommendations for each of the state agencies and institutions on the Statewide Behavioral Health Coordinating Council regarding improving data collection for suicide-related events, using data to inform decisions and policy development relating to suicide prevention, and decreasing suicide in Texas.

This report shows funds recouped from local authorities in fiscal year 2020 including the amount of the recoupment by strategy; the reasons for the recoupment; the local authorities involved; and any contract requirements not met.

The Interoperability for Texas: Powering Health 2020 report provides an in-depth overview of interoperability enhancements within the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) agencies. The report outlines policy changes and builds upon plans previously discussed in the Interoperability for Texas: Powering Health 2018 report. Progress regarding interoperability of information technology systems continues to expand the exchange of electronic health information within Texas.

This report describes HHSC Value-Based Care Strategy Background, Managed Care Value-Based Payments Programs, The 1115 Healthcare Transformation Waiver, specifically the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment Program, The Directed-Payment Programs, Trends in Key Quality Measures, HIV Viral Suppression and the number of individuals who relocated to a community setting.

The Texas Medicaid and CHIP Reference Guide, also called the Pink Book, provides an overview of the Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs.

S.B. 55, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, created the Texas Veterans + Family Alliance (TV+FA) grant program. Since the program was established, HHSC has implemented five grant phases.

The report highlights the issues related to federal funding within HHS and identifies activities to maximize the receipt and use of federal funds, including budgetary impacts resulting from healthcare reform. Federal funding plays a critical role in the financing of HHS, accounting for approximately 63 percent of HHS expenditures in state fiscal year 2020.

This report describes the statewide initiatives that HHSC will require managed care organizations to implement to improve quality of maternal health care in Texas.

Annual report to provide an update to the Legislature on the implementation of the system redesign for individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability, as required by Texas Government Code, Chapter 534.

The Delivery of Health and Human Services to Young Texans report discusses services for children under six years of age a critical time of early development which impacts children’s long-term outcomes. The report updates the 2018 edition by highlighting a unified and collaborative approach to delivering services and improving the health of Texas children, including the delivery of these services during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2020 version of the Telemedicine, Telehealth, and Home Telemonitoring Services in Texas Medicaid report provides client utilization and provider expenditure trends for these services for fiscal years (FY) 2018 and 2019.

This report provides preliminary findings from the 2020 utilization review of the STAR+PLUS Managed Care program.

This report provides a comprehensive overview of the Texas Health and Human Services system’s strategies, programs, and initiatives to reduce maternal mortality and morbidity.