The month of August ended and September began with two wild and unexpected 1115 Waiver Weeks including three key waiver events. Following CMS & Office of Management and Budget visits to Texas’ Statewide Learning Collaborative (SLC), [...]

What’s UP: NAIP, MPAP, QIPP Several THOT providers have invested in new Medicaid Supplemental programs – NAIP; MPAP/QIPP — to fund improved care and support their ability to continue providing services within Medicaid’s underfunded program. However, [...]

Finance Dr. Fred Cerise of Parkland and THOT provides testimony on hospital finance and the 1115 Waiver to the Texas House Appropriations Committee on behalf of THOT. July 13, 2016 Pass-Through Payments One option for new [...]

Bottom Line: The Independent Study on Texas UC compares Texas’ UC/DSH Data with Medicare S10 data and Texas Department of State Health Services Hospital Data: S10 shows lower UC. Providers argue S10 data is not as [...]

Waiver THOT is working on a Waiver II concept to help retain Texas waiver funding. Texas Community Reform and Access Engagement (T-CARE) proposes to ask CMS to allocate waiver funding from amounts CMS would otherwise take [...]

What is it? 340B is a program allowing certain providers (like most THOT members) to obtain discounted prices on outpatient drugs. Named after the section of federal law authorizing it, these discounts are intended to help [...]

On June 24, THOT held its quarterly Board meeting. The meeting, chaired by Dr. Fred Cerise, was packed with attendees and a fast paced agenda. Invited guests included Executive Commissioner of Health and Human Services Charles Smith, Selvadas [...]

Is it really Medi-Geddon? And what does that mean for THOT members? Join us for THOT’s June 24 Meeting and see what you think. We’ll include analysis and advice from national expert Barbara Eyman and Texas [...]