by TEHP | Dec 13, 2021 | News
EL PASO “ In case you missed it, the El Paso delegation wrote an op-ed in the El Paso Times last week highlighting the need for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) to immediately restore funding of Texas’ Directed Payment Programs. Click here to read...
by TEHP | Dec 8, 2021 | News
AUSTIN -The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops (TCCB) joined with the Texas Essential Healthcare Partnerships (TEHP) and political leaders in calling on the Biden Administration to immediately reinstate federal funding for Texas’ hospital safety net. Click...
by TEHP | Dec 6, 2021 | News
DALLAS “ Congressman Marc Veasey today joined four of his Democratic colleagues in calling for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to unfreeze federal Medicaid funding for Texas’ hospitals. Click here to read more
by TEHP | Dec 3, 2021 | News
We greatly appreciate the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) ongoing efforts to work with HHSC to ensure the section 1115 waiver and directed payment programs allow Texas Medicaid beneficiaries continue to receive the care they need. Click here...
by TEHP | Dec 3, 2021 | News
“We are aware that your health care platform objected to adopting the Medicaid Fiscal Accountability Regulation (MFAR) that threatened the viability of the safety net. The policy your administration currently is citing as the reason for withholding these critical...
by TEHP | Dec 3, 2021 | News
The approval of new DPPs and the successful renewal of existing waivers are critical to sustaining access to health care services and lowering health inequalities for Medicaid enrolled and uninsured people across the state. As a result, I’m concerned about the...