Publications

Health Care Policy Council

• Health Workforce Strategic Plan - Commitment to Health Workforce Planning: A Strategy for Addressing Texas’ Health Workforce Needs
• Long-Term Care Policy Paper - An Introduction to Long-Term Care (LTC) Insurance Partnership Programs as part of an Integrated LTC Policy for Texas
• Health System Reform Policy Paper - Empowering Texas Health Care Consumers
• Health Care Purchasing Policy Papers -
  • Containing Costs for Durable Medical Equipment and Supplies in the Texas Medicaid Program
  • Improving State Pharmaceutical Purchasing in Texas
• Health Information Technology Policy Papers -
  • The State of Health Information Technology in Texas;
  • The Value of Health Information Technology in Texas.

Texas Health Care System Integrity Partnership

On October 9, 2006, Governor Perry established the Texas Health Care System Integrity Partnership through Executive Order RP61 to develop the governance and finance structure for a new public-private collaborative to promote a safe, high-quality, transparent, and efficient health care system by:

1. Enabling the secure, electronic exchange of health information;
2. Providing consumers with access to information on the price and quality of health care goods and services, and health insurance products; and
3. Fostering a robust and competitive small-employer health insurance market.

The Partnership was composed of 19 members – 15 members representing business, consumers, clinical laboratories, health plans, pharmacies, the pharmaceutical industry, pharmacy benefit managers, and physicians, and four ex-officio/non-voting members representing the Attorney General of Texas, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas Department of State Health Services, and the Texas Department of Insurance.

The Partnership issued its final report to Governor Perry on March 1, 2007.

• Final Report [1.6MB PDF]
• Appendix [6.5MB PDF]

Health Regulatory Agencies - Business Process Review of Select Administrative Functions*

Staff from the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy, in cooperation with member agencies of the Health Professions Council (HPC), have undertaken a business process review of the health professions regulatory agencies to identify options for increasing administrative efficiencies through the sharing of additional services through the HPC.

Business Process Review – Staff Report [657KB .pdf]
Business Process Review Appendices [14 MB.pdf]

*The business process review was performed by the staff of the Governor's Office of Budget, Planning and Policy. The findings and recommendations contained in the report do not reflect the views of the Health Care Policy Council.