TEHP Lauds Congressman Filemon Vela’s Efforts to Resume Federal Funding for Texas’ Safety Net As 1115 Waiver Negotiations Continue

AUSTIN – Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (TEHP) today lauded Congressman Filemon Vela’s (D-TX) efforts to ensure critical funding for Texas healthcare safety net which provide critical care to the
state’s uninsured. In a letter to United State Health and Human Services Secretary, Xavier Becerra and Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services leadership, Congressman Vela requests the federal government resume funding for Texas’ Medicaid managed care Direct Payment Programs (DPPs) which has been stalled since September 1 because of ongoing negotiations between Texas and the federal government over Medicaid’s 1115 waiver. Continue Reading…