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2 May 2010, 5:00 am by Tom Kosakowski
Elisa Hendricks, Ombudsman and Cindy Fortress, Program Specialist, Office of the Ombudsman, Texas Health and Human Services Commission will introduce themselves and provide an overview of their program.Alliance Work Partners, a Division of Workers Assistance Program, will provide a program on “Effective Listening. [read post]
13 Oct 2011, 5:39 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Last month, the United States Department of Health and Human Services launched a pilot program to pay primary care practices a monthly fee if they provide better chronic care management, give patients 24-hour access to care and health information, and collaborate with specialists to better coordinate care. [read post]
3 Feb 2014, 1:09 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
An excerpt from the public notices section of the January 31 issue of the Texas Register: The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), as required by House Bill 33, will engage in negotiated rulemaking to develop an implementation plan in the form of a rule (Acts 2013, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, Chapter 218, 2013 Texas General Laws). [read post]
9 Apr 2021, 4:01 pm by Thaddeus Mason Pope, JD, PhD
 This week, the Senate Health & Human Services Committee hears hours of testimony on S.B. 917 and S.B. 1944. [read post]
10 Mar 2022, 8:36 am by Howard Friedman
Department of Health and Human Services issued a Guidance on Gender Affirming Care which read in part:Section 1557 protects the right of individuals to access the health programs and activities of recipients of federal financial assistance without facing discrimination on the basis of sex, which includes discrimination on the basis of gender identity.... [read post]
26 Dec 2017, 11:39 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
According to The Office of Texas Government news release, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have reached an agreement to continue a critical part of the state’s Medicaid program over the next five years. [read post]
7 Dec 2023, 5:00 am by Lowell Brown
For the purposes of the proposals in this report, “low income” is defined as at or below 200% of the federal poverty guidelines as determined by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. [read post]
11 Jun 2017, 12:47 pm by Howard Wasserman
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services enacted a regulation requiring clinics to bury or cremate fetal remains; a district court enjoined enforcement of the regs. [read post]
8 Apr 2011, 6:36 am by Thaddeus Mason Pope, J.D., Ph.D.
On Tuesday, April 11, 2011, the Human Services Committee of the Texas House of Representatives will hold a public hearing  on the Patient and Family Treatment Choice Rights Act of 2011, H.B. 3520. [read post]
5 Dec 2015, 12:54 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Health and Human Services Commission Announces New Medicaid Director Gary Jessee, a 20-year veteran of state service, will be Texas’ new state Medicaid director, Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Chris Traylor announced. [read post]
5 Dec 2015, 12:54 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Health and Human Services Commission Announces New Medicaid Director Gary Jessee, a 20-year veteran of state service, will be Texas’ new state Medicaid director, Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Chris Traylor announced. [read post]
2 Feb 2022, 4:10 am by Howard Friedman
The EEOC announced yesterday that Wellpath, a provider of health services in correctional institutions, has agreed to settle a religious discrimination claim brought by the EEOC on behalf an Apostolic Pentecostal Christian nurse who was hired for a Texas jail. [read post]
11 Nov 2015, 5:34 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
AUSTIN – Texas Health and Human Services Executive Commissioner Chris Traylor just announced that Dr. [read post]
28 Jun 2018, 3:04 pm by Ben Vernia
On June 28, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services announced nationwide operations involving charges against 601 persons for federal health care program fraud. [read post]
10 May 2016, 2:25 pm by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
Collective comments from the Texas Health and Human Services Transition Legislative Oversight Committee have been posted on the HHS Transformation website. [read post]
14 Aug 2015, 9:29 am by Jerri Lynn Ward, J.D.
As the state’s health and human services system prepares for legislatively-directed reorganization, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission and other HHS agencies are looking for ways to improve their websites. [read post]