The following list of Texas disaster relief resources are available for those affected by the storms, as well as those looking to help:

You may have already received a notice from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) about a new program called the Texas Dual Eligible...

The federal government is holding state leaders’ feet to the fire, hoping to get Texas to expand its Medicaid program to provide health insurance to more low-income Texans. Federal officials called the state’s health agency this week to say that Texas’ reluctance to expand Medicaid — a key tenet of President Obama’s signature health law… Continue reading Feds Warn Texas: Expand Medicaid or Risk Hospital Funds

Baylor Already Seeing Benefits from Collaboration with Cleveland Clinic – By Gary Jacobson, Staff Writer for The Dallas Morning News Baylor Scott & White Health won’t see its first patients as part of the Cleveland Clinic’s national cardiology network until next year, but the Dallas-based system is already benefiting from the affiliation. Michael Mack, Baylor’s medical director… Continue reading Baylor Already Seeing Benefits from Collaboration with Cleveland Clinic

By Christine Vestal, Stateline, featured in Disability Scoop Finding care for children with medically complex or rare conditions can force parents to tap into networks of highly specialized physicians and hospitals scattered around the country. This is especially challenging when the children are covered by Medicaid, because each state-run program has a different benefit package,… Continue reading Lawmakers Look To Improve Care For Kids With Complex Needs

By Commissioner Jon Weizenbaum – Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) It may be entertaining to make predictions about 2015, but I will humbly donate my share of the fun about health care forecasts to the talking heads. However, there are two things I know for sure based on facts at hand: The number… Continue reading DADS Makes Getting Long-term Care Services Easier

Published by In Touch, News from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Dual-eligible clients in Texas’ most populous counties may soon have the chance to combine their Medicare and Medicaid services into one health plan. On March 1, HHSC began enrolling people who get both Medicare and Medicaid benefits into a new STAR+PLUS Medicare-Medicaid demonstration… Continue reading Demo Project to Streamline Delivery of Medicare, Medicaid Services

By Parkland Hospital Staff Accessing care can be a major challenge for patients with diabetes. A complex disease, diabetes is difficult to manage and patients often need frequent interaction with medical providers. But the average patient spends less than six hours a year with a health care provider for diabetes management. With diabetes’ rates soaring, health… Continue reading Parkland’s New Global Diabetes Program Improves Patient Access, Care

By Alexa Ura for The Texas Tribune Kathleen Riley has had 14 rounds of chemotherapy and seven surgeries since she first found a lump in one of her breasts in April. It’s a regimen Riley says she wouldn’t have started if it weren’t for the medical team at Memorial Health System of East Texas. Unable to afford… Continue reading In Funding Fight, Cancer Care Could Be Collateral Damage

By Julie Appleby for The Washington Post Starting immediately, the federal government is making it harder for nursing homes to get top grades on a public report card, in part by increasing scrutiny of the facilities’ use of anti-psychotic drugs and raising the bar on an array of quality measures. The grades — in the form… Continue reading Government Raising Bar on Ratings Of Nursing Homes