** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Human Services 

TIME & DATE: 8:30 AM, Wednesday, August 29, 2018 

PLACE:       118 Paseo Del Prado, Edinburg, TX 78539 
CHAIR:       Rep. Richard Peña Raymond 

The committee will meet at the Edinburg Conference Center at Renaissance to receive public testimony on Interim Charge 2:

·                Review the history and any future roll-out of Medicaid Managed Care in Texas. Determine the impact managed care has had on the quality and cost of care. In the review, determine: initiatives that managed care organizations (MCOs) have implemented to improve quality of care; whether access to care and network adequacy contractual requirements are sufficient; and whether MCOs have improved the coordination of care. Also determine provider and Medicaid participants’ satisfaction within STAR, STAR Health, Star Kids, and STAR+Plus managed care programs. In addition, review the Health and Human Services Commission's (HHSC) oversight of managed care organizations, and make recommendations for any needed improvement.

The hearing will be held in the conference center auditorium.

The hearing can be viewed by pasting the following address into your web browser:

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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.