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| The committee will meet to take up the following: |
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| The following portion of Interim Charge 2: Assess the effectiveness |
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| of pilot programs designed to encourage the use of clinical integration, |
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| payments for good outcomes, use of best practices, focus on wellness and |
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| prevention, and bundling of costs for episodes of care, and other health |
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| care savings initiatives. Make recommendations for expanding the pilot |
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| programs for use across all private and state sponsored health care, |
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| including the Medicaid program, as a means to improve Texans' health and |
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| provide more effective care that allows for assistance for the uninsured. |
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| (SB 7, SB 8 and SB 10, 81st Legislature) |
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| Interim Charge 9: Study the effect Texas hospital billing and collection |
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| practices have on the uninsured’s and under-insured’s access to hospital |
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| health care services, on the uninsured’s and under-insured’s economic |
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| circumstances, and on medical debt recorded as bad debt on hospital books |
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| and records. Assess whether hospital billing disparities involving pricing |
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| discounts between the uninsured and insured exist and make |
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| recommendations for any changes necessary. |
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| *Public testimony will be limited to 3 minutes per person.* |
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| *If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to committee |
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| staff prior to testifying.* |
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