** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Human Services 

TIME & DATE: 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 15, 2018 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. Richard Peña Raymond 

 ** MEETING CANCELED **

The committee will meet to consider Interim Charge 2, a review of managed care in Texas. In particular, the committee will focus on the following:

· Review the history of Medicaid Managed Care in Texas and determine the impact managed care has had on the quality and cost of care.

· Review initiatives that managed care organizations (MCOs) have implemented to improve quality of care and determine whether MCOs have improved coordination of care.

· Review the Health and Human Services Commission's (HHSC) oversight of MCOs, and make recommendations for any needed improvement.

In a future hearing the committee will take up and consider the remainder of Interim Charge 2, including:

· Study whether access to care and network adequacy contractual requirements are sufficient.

· Determine Medicaid participant and provider satisfaction within STAR, STAR Health, STAR Kids and STAR+PLUS managed care programs.

· Study the future delivery of services under a managed care model to individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability.

Public testimony may be limited to 3 minutes.

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of the schedule, if applicable.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance, such as a sign language interpreter, are requested to contact Stacey Nicchio at (512) 463-0850, 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.