August 30th, 2024
Presentations from August 27th, 2024 House Human Services Committee meeting to receive information on interim charge #3 related to the HCS program and the Interest List. The committee received invited testimony from HHSC and two panels.
The first panel was comprised of representatives from the ARC, ADAPT and Disability Rights Texas; the second panel included representatives from the 3 IDD associations. Lastly, ANCOR, the national IDD provider association, presented a national perspective on direct care/attendant wages and workforce shortages, as well as managed care, specifically an overview of which states have IDD long term services and supports under managed care and related costs.
Presentations attached include the following:
~ HHSC’s presentation
~ Joint presentation of the Texas Council, PPAT and PACSTX
~ ANCOR’s presentation on managed care
~ ANCOR’s testimony on wage rates (submitted, not presented during the hearing)
You can go to the following link, click on 8/27/2024 Human Services and scroll to the 1:27:40 time stamp: https://house.texas.gov/videos/committees/88
HHSC will present its LAR and answer questions from the LBB and GOBP.
Interested persons may watch the hearing on 9/30/2024 by going to: https://house.texas.gov/videos
