/tags/texas-health-and-human-services-commission Texas Health and Human Services Commission en-US Copyright Thu, 01 May 2025 17:41:47 GMT /government/2025-05-01/texas-health-human-services-benefits-personal-information-leaked At least nine state employees have been fired after they were accused of compromising thousands of Texas Health and Human Services Commission users. Thu, 01 May 2025 17:41:47 GMT /government/2025-05-01/texas-health-human-services-benefits-personal-information-leaked Penelope Rivera /health-wellness/2025-03-04/families-providers-say-12-an-hour-for-workers-isnt-enough-to-keep-texas-disability-services-afloat The base wage for workers who care for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities is $10.60 an hour in Texas. Lawmakers are considering a raise to $12, but advocates say more is needed. Tue, 04 Mar 2025 12:10:00 GMT /health-wellness/2025-03-04/families-providers-say-12-an-hour-for-workers-isnt-enough-to-keep-texas-disability-services-afloat Miranda Suarez /health-wellness/2024-12-18/texas-groups-urge-lawmakers-budget-medicaid-snap-delays-health-human-services More than five dozen groups — including United Way of Metropolitan Dallas and the Tarrant Area Food Bank — wrote in support of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's request for $300 million to improve processing times for Medicaid and SNAP applications. Wed, 18 Dec 2024 16:24:35 GMT /health-wellness/2024-12-18/texas-groups-urge-lawmakers-budget-medicaid-snap-delays-health-human-services Kailey Broussard /news/2024-12-11/state-agency-to-ask-lawmakers-for-300-million-to-fix-significant-neglect-in-texas-medicaid-enrollment-system The request, which includes hiring more staff and updating the online application system, comes as applicants must wait for months to receive approval for benefits. Wed, 11 Dec 2024 16:46:44 GMT /news/2024-12-11/state-agency-to-ask-lawmakers-for-300-million-to-fix-significant-neglect-in-texas-medicaid-enrollment-system Terri Langford | The Texas Tribune /government/2024-08-23/texas-fifteenth-court-of-appeals-supreme-court-dallas-county-mentally-ill-inmates-health-and-human-services The 15th Court of Appeals has exclusive jurisdiction over cases involving the state, among other things. The ruling comes in response to Dallas County's ongoing lawsuit against Texas over the backlog of mentally ill detainees at the county jail. Fri, 23 Aug 2024 15:30:10 GMT /government/2024-08-23/texas-fifteenth-court-of-appeals-supreme-court-dallas-county-mentally-ill-inmates-health-and-human-services Toluwani Osibamowo /health-wellness/2024-06-21/texas-to-begin-construction-this-year-on-seven-new-psychiatric-hospital-projects The construction begins after lawmakers have allocated $2.5 billion to modernize and increase access to inpatient psychiatric care in Texas. Fri, 21 Jun 2024 12:23:49 GMT /health-wellness/2024-06-21/texas-to-begin-construction-this-year-on-seven-new-psychiatric-hospital-projects Stephen Simpson | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-06-13/texas-wants-federal-judge-off-its-long-lived-foster-care-case After 13 years, the state said Judge Janis Jack should be removed from overseeing its foster care system because she isn't 'impartial.' Thu, 13 Jun 2024 12:04:51 GMT /texas-news/2024-06-13/texas-wants-federal-judge-off-its-long-lived-foster-care-case Paul Flahive /health-wellness/2024-04-25/texas-medicaid-renewal-unwinding More than 2 million Texans, mostly children, have lost health insurance as the state has redetermined their eligibility for Medicaid coverage. Thu, 25 Apr 2024 10:00:00 GMT /health-wellness/2024-04-25/texas-medicaid-renewal-unwinding Elena Rivera /texas-news/2024-04-18/proposed-changes-to-state-medicaid-plans-could-shake-up-coverage-for-1-8-million-low-income-texans The move, which has not been finalized, would drop three large health plans run for two decades by nonprofit children’s hospitals, including Fort Worth's Cook Children’s Health Plan. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:46:00 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-18/proposed-changes-to-state-medicaid-plans-could-shake-up-coverage-for-1-8-million-low-income-texans Karen Brooks Harper | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-04-18/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures A federal appeals court has stayed a $100,000 a day fine against the State of Texas. Texas was found in contempt Monday by U.S. District Judge Janis Jack for violating two of the court's orders in its long-running foster litigation. Thu, 18 Apr 2024 10:31:47 GMT /texas-news/2024-04-18/court-blocks-100k-a-day-fine-for-texas-foster-care-failures Paul Flahive