Resources
Consumer Empowerment
HCPC Policy Paper, "Empowering Texas Health Care Consumers" Dec 2006
HCPC Policy Paper, "An Introduction to Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Partnership Programs..." Dec 2006
Texas Health and Human Service Commission Office of Community Collaboration
Texas Health Compare Texas Department of Insurance and HCPC's collaborative health care comparisons
Texas Department of State Health Services LTC Quality Reporting System
Texas Business Group on Health Information - Hospital Comparisons
HealthGrades.com National health rating organization
TexasPricePoint.org Texas Hospital Association
QualityCheck.org The Joint Commission's information on accredited organizations
National Association of Health Underwriters - Health Coverage Option Database
Health Care Information Technology (IT)
HCPC Policy Paper, "The State of Health IT in Texas" Dec 2006
HCPC Policy Paper, "The Value of Health IT in Texas" Dec 2006
HCPC Policy Paper, "State Health IT Architecture House Bill 921 Implementation" Dec 2008
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health IT
Health Workforce
HCPC's Health Workforce Strategic Plan 2006-2001 Dec 2006
HCPC's "Physician Workforce and Graduate Medical Education in Texas" Dec 2008
Texas Department of State Health Services - Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Texas Department of State Health Services - Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies
Purchasing
HCPC Policy Report, "Optimizing Pharmaceutical Purchasing in Texas" Dec 2008
HCPC Policy Paper, "Improving State Pharmaceutical Purchasing in Texas" Dec 2006
HCPC Policy Paper, "Containing Costs for DME and Supplies in the Texas Medicaid Program" Dec 2006
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts Procurement and Support Services
Legislature
Committees
House Committee on Appropriations
House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Health and Human Services
House Committee on Human Services
House Committee on Public Health
Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Reports
House Research Organization
Senate Research Center
Agency Resources
Health and Human Services Commission
Reports
Medicaid Reform
Texas Medicaid in Perspective (i.e. The Pink Book)
Office of Inspector General
Department of State Health Services
Reports
Center for Health Statistics
Texas Health Care Information Collection
Department of Aging and Disability Services
Department of Family and Protective Services
Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Publications
Texas Department of Insurance
Health-realated Publications
Office of Community and Rural Affairs
Academic Health Policy Institutions
The University of Texas
School of Public Health
LBJ Center for Health and Social Policy
Texas Tech University
Health Sciences Center
Health Science Center Office of Rural and Community Health
Baylor College of Medicine Center for Medical Ethics and Health Policy
University of North Texas Health Science Center School of Public Health
Texas A&M University
Health Science Center Health Policy and Management
Public Policy Research Institute
Bush School of Government and Public Service
University of Houston Health Law & Policy Institute
Helpful Sites
Texas Health Insurance Risk Pool
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Federal Drug Administration
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
Health Resources and Services Administration Rural Health Policy