The 89th Texas Legislature is in full swing and things are starting to move at the Capitol where bills are being taken up by committees and decisions are being made about what will move forward this year.
This is where the rubber hits the road, and we’re here to provide an inside look at the decisions that will have an impact on your health benefits — and your bottom line.
To lower the price of health care for the 14 million Texans covered by employer-sponsored health insurance, Texas Employers for Affordable Health Care (TXEAHC) is advocating for several key policy changes in the 89th Legislative Session to drive price and quality transparency and honest billing.
House and Senate Committees Include APCD Funding in Current Version of Budget
The Senate Finance and House Appropriations Committees have been hard at work in their subcommittees as they have made hundreds of key budget decisions over the past week. We are excited to report that the request to fully fund the Texas All-Payor Claims Database was included in the current version of the budget by both chambers, although with slight differences.
HB 1959 (Quality Transparency) Hearing Scheduled for March 26
“Price transparency was a good first step towards giving Texans the tools we need to make smart decisions about our care. What we need now is quality transparency, so we can find the best value for our health care dollars,” says TXEAHC Executive Director Chris Skisak.
UP NEXT: SB 1232 and HB 2556 (Honest Billing)
You wouldn’t get your hair cut from someone who gave you an “estimate” and wouldn’t tell you the real price until they were finished. And you shouldn’t have to accept those terms from your health care provider, either.