The following information was obtained in the November 6 issue of the Texas Register: Public Hearings and Notices HHSC will hold a public hearing November 17, 2009, at 1:30 p.m., to receive comment on proposed Medicaid payment rates for Anesthesia. The hearing's location is the Lone Star Conference Room of HHSC, Braker Center, Building H, located at 11209 Metric Boulevard, Austin, Texas. See the relevant section of the Texas Register for details. HHSC intends to submit to CMS an … [Read more...] about Texas Register Updates: Hearing, Effective Date Change, Etc.
Archives for November 2009
Texas Governor Ambivalent About Health Care Plan
Governor Rick Perry is straddling the fence on President Barack Obama's health care reform plan. On the one hand, he criticized it, calling the so-called opt out provision for states "classic Washington bait and switch," because citizens would still have to pay for it. On the other hand, Perry said he's unsure whether Texas will reject the plan. "Until we see more clearly what Washington's plan is relative to this," he told the Houston Chronicle, "our options are open." Under Obama's … [Read more...] about Texas Governor Ambivalent About Health Care Plan
Texas Register: Rates Changes, NF Eligibility Changes
The following information was obtained from the October 30 issue of the Texas Register: Public Notices HHSC intends to submit an amendment to the Texas State Plan for Medical Assistance, which would modify the reimbursement methodologies in the Texas Medicaid State Plan as a result of Medicaid rate changes for Primary Home Care, and Day Activity and Health Services. You may obtain copies of the proposed amendment from Pam McDonald, Director of Rate Analysis for Long Term Care, by mail … [Read more...] about Texas Register: Rates Changes, NF Eligibility Changes
Information Letters: ICF/MR, HCS, TxHmL, MRAs, and CDSAs
DADS released two information letters: ICF/MR, HCS, TxHmL, MRAs, and CDSAs: DADS notified these providers about the addition of an advance practice nurse's or a physician assistant's ability to attest to items #48-51 on the Mental Retardation/Related Condition (MR/RC) Assessment related to the Physician's Evaluation and Recommendation and to sign the MR/RC Assessment instead of the physician if delegated by the physician. Instructions are on Form 8578, Mental Retardation/Related … [Read more...] about Information Letters: ICF/MR, HCS, TxHmL, MRAs, and CDSAs
Fate of Physician-Owned Hospitals
It appears that the health-care legislation before the Senate would outlaw new physician-owned hospitals. … [Read more...] about Fate of Physician-Owned Hospitals
