Health Care Advocate: Dec. 8, 2022

Table of Contents THA Hosts Meeting With Governor to Lay Out Hospital Issues This week, THA hosted Gov. Greg Abbott and members of THA’s and HOSPAC’s executive committees at THA’s office in downtown Austin to lay out significant issues facing Texas hospitals heading into the next legislative session, which begins Jan. 10, 2023. The group underscored the importance of the…

Health Care Advocate: Dec. 1, 2022

Table of Contents THA Underscores Hospital Strain Through New Report, Media THA President/CEO John Hawkins briefed national and statewide media this week on an eye-opening new report, commissioned by THA, showing almost half of Texas hospitals are facing negative operating margins for 2022 – and nearly one in 10 are at serious risk of closure. The report goes hand-in-hand with…

Health Care Advocate: Nov. 17, 2022

Table of Contents THA Backs Bill to Curb Workplace Violence as Filing Begins Legislation to curb workplace violence in Texas – a priority piece of THA’s 2023 state agenda – was filed Monday, the first day of filing for next year’s session of the Texas Legislature. House Bill 112 by Rep. Donna Howard (D-Austin) is similar to the bill Representative…

Health Care Advocate: Nov. 10, 2022

Table of Contents HOSPAC-Backed Candidates Win in Overwhelming Numbers THA, DSHS Get On-The-Ground Reports on Pediatric Bed Shortage Monday: Second Forum on Medicaid Enrollment System THA Urges Broad Workforce Student Eligibility in Loan Program Apply Now for the Hospital Augmented Reimbursement Program Last Chance to Participate in THA Diversity Study CDC Advises Ebola Screening for Recent Travelers to Uganda Take…

Health Care Advocate: Nov. 3, 2022

Table of Contents Comptroller Talks Broadband, Uncompensated Care at Fall Town Hall THA Urges Public Judiciousness as RSV, Flu Cause Bed Shortages RSV Vaccine Candidate Tops 80% Efficacy Second Forum on Medicaid Enrollment System Coming Nov. 14 Election Day is Almost Here, But There’s Still Time to Get Out the Vote Let Your Patients Know About Open Enrollment on HealthCare.gov…

Health Care Advocate: Oct. 27, 2022

Table of Contents Senator Perry Affirms Support for THA Priorities at Fall Town Hall THA Examining Texas Impact of National Pediatric Bed Shortage Federal Agenda: THA Prioritizing Rural Hospital Protections, Staving Off Harmful Funding Cuts Check the List of Nursing Facilities Not Meeting QIPP Conditions of Participation THA Soliciting Feedback on Proposed Electronic Emergency Detention Process Hospital Price Transparency Webinar…

Health Care Advocate: Oct. 20, 2022

Table of Contents THA Fall Town Halls Kick Off This Monday HHSC Says Uncompensated Care Payments Expected by End of Month Health Authorities Approve Novavax COVID-19 Booster for Adults CDC Adds COVID-19 Shots to Child Vaccine Distribution Program Tuesday: HHSC Webinar on Children’s Mental Health Services Apply for the 2023 THA Leadership Fellowship by Nov. 18 Judicial Summit on Mental…

Health Care Advocate: Oct. 13, 2022

Table of Contents THA Conference Tackles Behavioral Health, Workforce Exhaustion and More Help Patients, HHSC Prepare for the End of the Public Health Emergency With Hospitals’ Help, Nursing Schools Can Apply for Federal Workforce Grant Utilization Report for Rural Hospital Grant Due Oct. 31 THECB Proposes New FORWARD Loan Program for Students TSICP Fall Courses Coming Up in Amarillo Texas…

Health Care Advocate: Oct. 6, 2022

Table of Contents Congress Extends Crucial Rural Access Programs THA Members Testify on Medicaid Enrollment, Troubling Impact of Delayed Care TMHP Says It’s Working on PEMS Speed, Functionality Problems CDC Alert Cautions Practitioners to Look for Signs of Ebola; Biden Administration Screening Travelers Time’s Running Out: Register for THA’s Quality and Behavioral Health Conference Register Now for Texas Health Law…

Health Care Advocate: Sept. 29, 2022

Table of Contents State Expands Availability of Monkeypox Vaccine (JYNNEOS) AHA Backs TMA’s New Lawsuit Over Surprise-Billing Rule CDC Guidance: Masks Not Mandatory for COVID-19 Infection Control Friday: Forum to Offer Update, Q&A on Medicaid Provider Enrollment System THA to Offer Testimony on Delayed Care HHS Adjusts Internal COVID-19 Reporting Process Last Call: Nominate Texas’ Best for THA Distinguished Awards…