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June 27, 2024

Small Employer Payrolls Suffer from High Health Care Costs

What’s new: Texas families and employers continue to struggle with the cost of health care, and a new analysis…

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June 13, 2024

Protecting Patients: New States Laws Target Surprise Facility Fees

What’s new: As legislatures wrap-up around the country, three new laws add to a growing list of state patient…

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June 10, 2024

Inaugural Healthcare Workforce Task Force Includes TAHP CEO

Announcement: Governor Greg Abbott and the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) announced the inaugural members of the Healthcare…

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June 4, 2024

Texas Medicaid Managed Care Continues to Deliver on Savings & Outcomes

The Big Picture: Texas Medicaid managed care is a success story, dramatically reducing hospital stays and ER visits, leading…

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May 30, 2024

Texas Families Struggle as Medicaid Falls Short on Mental Health Care

What’s New: This May, Mental Health Month, Texas faces a critical challenge. Despite increasing demand for mental health services…

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January 30, 2023

Medicaid Monday: Texting Options are Expanding

📲 State agencies and managed care organizations can now text Medicaid beneficiaries who provide their phone numbers anywhere on their…

January 26, 2023

TAHP Supports Bills to Create More Affordable Health Coverage Options for Employers

This week, Sen. Drew Springer filed SB 605 which would give Texas employers the flexibility to select the best value in health insurance for their employees. It is the companion bill to HB 1001 by Rep. Giovanni Caprilione. Both bills would allow health plans to offer coverage that meets all the protections of insurance but is exempt from mandates that go beyond federal requirements.

January 26, 2023

TAHP’s Legislative Guide is here

TAHP’s agenda focuses on creating increasing affordable coverage and building on the success of Medicaid managed care in the state.

The full guide gives a comprehensive explanation of health insurance issues for the legislative session, the agenda focuses on key, proactive items.

December 15, 2022

TAHP Supports More Affordable Health Insurance Options

This week, Rep. Capriglione filed legislation to give Texas employers the flexibility to select the best value in health insurance for their employees. HB 1001 would allow health plans to offer coverage that meets all the protections of insurance but is exempt from mandates that go beyond federal requirements.

December 15, 2022

Good News, Bad News on Texas’ Surprise Billing Law

TDI’s new biennial report on the state’s surprise billing law shows Texas patients are being protected from surprise billing, but that some physicians groups are misusing the law with overuse of arbitration and excessive billed charges.

October 19, 2022

New Poll: Texas Voters Support a Strong Medicaid Program

88% of Texas voters say it’s important to have a strong, sustainable Medicaid program according to a new Morning Consult poll. Why it matters: Texas Medicaid provides coverage…

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December 15, 2022

Good News, Bad News on Texas’ Surprise Billing Law

October 19, 2022

New Poll: Texas Voters Support a Strong Medicaid Program

88% of Texas voters say it’s important to have a strong, sustainable Medicaid program according to a new Morning Consult poll. Why it matters: Texas Medicaid provides coverage…

September 20, 2022

Surprise Billing Rules

What’s New With the No Surprises Act? Final rules for the arbitration process of the No Surprises Act have…

September 12, 2022

Medicaid Monday: Service Coordinators Connect Members to Services

Today’s Texas Medicaid is more than health care coverage—it connects Texans to the personalized care and support they need to stay healthy and live the fullest lives possible. Medicaid managed care gives Texans with complex medical needs access to caring health plan nurses that provide one-on-one support and walk families through every step of the complicated and overwhelming health care system.

August 17, 2022

Enhanced ACA Subsidies Mean More Coverage for Texans

Yesterday, President Biden signed broad ranging legislation that includes several major health care initiatives, including extending the enhanced subsidies for ACA health plans. First part of the American Rescue Plan Act, these enhanced subsidies help make coverage affordable for many Americans, but were set to expire at the end of this year. Under the new legislation, the enhanced subsidies will go through 2025.

August 8, 2022

Medicaid Monday: Managed Care Organizations Partnering with HHSC To Address Eligibility Issues After the Public Health Emergency

As the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency approaches, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is actively preparing to complete a large number of eligibility and enrollment actions. Beginning as soon as mid-October, an estimated 3.7 million Texans will need to have their Medicaid eligibility redetermined. For those individuals who found themselves needing Medicaid for the first time during the pandemic, this will be their first experience with the redetermination process.

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