Colorado developing plan to implement housing voucher program for post-foster care young adults
Boram Kim | Aug 14, 2023 | Colorado
Colorado drug affordability board selects five drugs for its first affordability review
Boram Kim | Aug 11, 2023 | Colorado
Texas initiates review of maternal mortality cases that occurred during the COVID-19 pandemic
Boram Kim | Aug 1, 2023 | Texas
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DHSH) confirmed this week it has initiated review of maternal mortality cases from 2020 and into early 2021, spanning the beginning and peak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee (TMMMRC) is scheduled to conduct its
Texas’s $3.3 billion federal grant for broadband infrastructure could improve statewide access to telehealth
Boram Kim | Jul 27, 2023 | Texas
Last month, Texas was awarded $3.3 billion, the largest of the federal government’s $42.5 billion Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment (BEAD) grants to states, for broadband infrastructure investments. The Texas Broadband Development Office (TBDO) plans to utilize the funds to award financial grants, low-interest loans, and other financial
HIETexas systems work together to help Texans in preparation for hurricane season
Boram Kim | Jul 26, 2023 | Texas
Texas will have the capability to reunite families displaced by natural disasters this hurricane season, according to George Gooch, CEO of the Texas Health Services Authority (THSA). THSA manages HIETexas, the state-level health information network, by coordinating the exchange of privacy-protected patient health records between patients and their
DOI reaches agreements with hospitals and carriers on premium rate reductions for Colorado Option health plans
Boram Kim | Jul 21, 2023 | Colorado
The Division of Insurance (DOI) announced it had reached agreements with all 12 Colorado Option plans on meeting the insurance commissioner's rate reduction target for individual and small group markets in plan year 2024. DOI vacated all public hearings concerning 2024 rate reductions that were scheduled last month,
Colorado PDAAC schedules additional meeting to finalize its list of recommended priority drugs for affordability reviews
Boram Kim | Jul 21, 2023 | Colorado
The Prescription Drug Affordability Advisory Council (PDAAC) held its most recent meeting on July 13th to develop a recommendation of 20 drugs for consideration of upper payment limits (UPL) by the Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB). The Department of Regulatory Affairs has created an interactive, user-focused dashboard for
Texas data shows a majority of May Medicaid redeterminations resulted in coverage losses due to procedural reasons
Boram Kim | Jul 20, 2023 | Texas
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) released data last week on Medicaid renewals through June that showed more than 1.4 million beneficiaries had their renewals initiated since April. While HHSC plans to report renewal outcomes from its April data in August, it did report data for