Workforce shortages in the state psychiatric hospital system prolong jail time for mentally ill Texans
The state has added more beds for jail inmates who need psychiatric treatment to be considered competent to face trial. But at least a third remain empty because the state canโt hire enough people to staff them.
Speaker Dade Phelan endorses Medicaid expansion for new mothers, repeal of โtampon taxโ in first batch of 2023 priorities
The leader of the state House also threw his support behind bills to crack down on how companies handle private data and to protect children from โaddictive algorithmsโ by digital companies.
State, feds say six-month maternal Medicaid coverage still under review
HHSC said it was initially told the plan was โnot approvable.โ Federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services issued a statement Friday saying Texasโ plan to extend coverage to six months was not rejected but still under review.