The Legislative Budget Board (LBB) and the Governor’s Office informed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) in a letter dated May 17, 2010, of their revision to the Spending Reduction Plan for the 2010-2011 Biennium submitted by HHSC in response to the January 15, 2010, letter from the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and Speaker requesting a spending reduction proposal. The result of this revision is that the reimbursements for these services will be reduced by one percent effective September 1, 2010.

 

HHSC will conduct a public hearing to receive comments regarding the proposed Medicaid payment rates on August 17, 2010 for the following topics:

 

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Comprehensive Care Program Providers, General and Integumentary Surgery, Physician-Administered Drugs and Biologicals, Respiratory Therapists, and Nervous System Surgery.

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Family Planning Providers

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Nutritional (Enteral) Products, Supplies, Equipment – Comprehensive Care Program

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Nutritional (Enteral) Products, Supplies, Equipment – Home Health

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Total Parenteral Nutrition

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for 1st and 2nd Quarter Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System Updates

 

Additionally, proposed rates for the following topics were calculated in accordance with the reimbursement methodology rules in Title 1 of the Texas Administrative Code (1 TAC):

 

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rates for Birthing Center Services

         Proposed Medicaid Payment Rate for Indian Health Services

 

All these proposed rates are proposed to be effective October 1, 2010, except Birthing Center Services which are proposed to be effective September 1, 2010, and Indian Health Services which are effective January 1, 2010.

 

Notices about this and other rate hearing topics were published in the July 30, 2010, issue of the Texas Register, are currently posted on the HHSC Meetings and Events website at http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/news/meetings.asp and the rate packets are currently posted on HHSC Rate Analysis website http://www.hhsc.state.tx.us/Medicaid/programs/rad/index.shtml