Texas Medicaid is cutting the coverage for a recommended autism treatment for children, the San Antonio Current reports. Here’s what you should know. 1. The state’s Medicaid program covers 30 hour of ...

State data shows more than 40,000 pregnant Texans waited more than a month for the state to process their Medicaid applications — with more than half waiting more than 60 days. An advocacy group said ...

In a letter sent to state officials Friday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he wants state agencies to investigate the Medicaid program after the Trump administration identified potential fraud in other ...

Texas lawmakers are considering legislation that would prevent state Medicaid administrators from automatically renewing recipients without contacting them to make sure that they qualify for the ...

(The Center Square) – Gov. Greg Abbott has directed state agencies to investigate potential Medicaid fraud In Texas. Abbott on Friday directed the Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of ...

The Republican-led Congress continues to debate the first draft of major tax and budget cuts. Right now, it attempts to cut nearly $5 trillion in taxes over the coming years, paid for, in part, by the ...

CMS has approved a five-year waiver by the Texas Medicaid program to transition beneficiaries into managed-care programs, while retaining the state’s Upper Payment Limit funds, according to a report ...

Texas policymakers spent almost eight hours discussing how to reduce fraud in social services programs, as state and federal pressure grow. The Senate Health and Human Services Committee heard from ...

Abbott orders investigation into potential Medicaid fraud This is the third fraud reduction initiative recently announced by the governor In the announcements, Abbott references the state of Minnesota ...

Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is pressing the Texas HHS Office of the Inspector General and HHS Commission to investigate the state’s Medicaid program for fraud, according to a Jan. 16 letter. The push ...