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2013

Spotlight:President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget
Affordable Care Act: Health Insurance Exchange
Community Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services at the Department of State Health Services
Texas Vehicle Fleet Description
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey
Interest Lists for Long-term Care Programs
Monetary Assistance for Relatives and Other Designated Caregivers
Top 100 Federal Funding Sources in the Texas State Budget Legislative Primer
Alternative Medicaid Proposals
Authorize Counties to Fund Medicaid Coverage for Newly Eligible Adults with Local Revenue
Authorize Counties to Fund Medicaid Coverage for Newly Eligible Adults with Local Revenue (Summary)
Balancing Incentive Program
Downsizing of the State-Supported Living Center System
Ensure Sufficient Oversight of Foster Care Redesign
Ensure Sufficient Oversight of Foster Care Redesign (Summary)
Identify State Costs Related to Determining Client Eligibility for Entitlement Programs
Identify State Costs Related to Determining Client Eligibility for Entitlement Programs (Summary)
Implement Additional Cost Containment Strategies for Foster, Relative, and Protective Daycare Services to Maximize the Number of Children Served
Implement Additional Cost Containment Strategies for Foster, Relative, and Protective Daycare Services to Maximize the Number of Children Served (Summary)
Improve Assessment and Resource Use in Community Programs
Improve Assessment and Resource Use in Community Programs (Summary)
Improve the Cost-effectiveness of Family Cost Share Provisions in the Early Childhood Intervention Program
Improve the Cost-effectiveness of Family Cost Share Provisions in the Early Childhood Intervention Program (Summary)
Increase Food Security by Improving the Consistency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility Policies
Increase Food Security by Improving the Consistency of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program Eligibility Policies (Summary)
Leverage the State Inspection Process to Increase Person-Centered Care in Nursing Facilities
Leverage the State Inspection Process to Increase Person-Centered Care in Nursing Facilities (Summary)
Lone Star Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) Cards
Maximize Federal Funding to Texas Hospitals Receiving Medicaid Supplemental Payments
Maximize Federal Funding to Texas Hospitals Receiving Medicaid Supplemental Payments (Summary)
Maximize the Use of Dental Hygienists to Increase Medicaid-eligible Children’s Access to Preventive Dental Care
Maximize the Use of Dental Hygienists to Increase Medicaid-eligible Children’s Access to Preventive Dental Care (Summary)
Maximize the Use of Private Health Insurance Coverage for Clients Served by the Department of State Health Services
Maximize the Use of Private Health Insurance Coverage for Clients Served by the Department of State Health Services (Summary)
Modify the Even-exchange Exemption to the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax to Limit the Risk of Abuse
Modify the Even-exchange Exemption to the Motor Vehicle Sales Tax to Limit the Risk of Abuse (Summary)
Overview of Federal Homeland Security Funds in Texas
Overview of Federal Homeland Security Funds in Texas (Summary)
Overview of State-funded Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Texas
Overview of State-funded Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Texas (Summary)
Overview of the Affordable Care Act Funding and Costs in the Texas State Budget
Overview of the Affordable Care Act Funding and Costs in the Texas State Budget (Summary)
Provide Oversight of Managed Care Organizations to Ensure Appropriate Use of State Funds
Provide Oversight of Managed Care Organizations to Ensure Appropriate Use of State Funds (Summary)
Red Light Cameras
Reduce Unnecessary In-office Diagnostic Ancillary Services in the Texas Medicaid Program to Control Costs
Reduce Unnecessary In-office Diagnostic Ancillary Services in the Texas Medicaid Program to Control Costs (Summary)
Require Non-physician Medicaid Services be Reimbursed at Non-physician Rates
Require Non-physician Medicaid Services be Reimbursed at Non-physician Rates (Summary)
Review of Replacement Schedules for Information Technology Equipment
Use Alternative Settings to Reduce Forensic Cases in the State Mental Health Hospital System
Use Alternative Settings to Reduce Forensic Cases in the State Mental Health Hospital System (Summary)

2012

Overview of Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT) Funding
QAT Annual Report
Medicaid Presentation
Highlights of Recent Congressional Actions

2011

QAT Annual Report
2011 3rd Quarter Reporting and Analysis
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey
2011 2nd Quarter Reporting and Analysis
Federal Financing of Transportation in Texas
Managing and Funding State Mental Hospitals in Texas - Legislative Primer
2011 Update on a New Substance Abuse Treatment Benefit for Adult Medicaid Clients
A Comparison of Behavioral Health Data Across NorthSTAR and Other Selected Service Delivery Areas
American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Federal Funds for the State of Texas
Consolidate the Texas Regional Poison Control Centers
Continue and Expand the Texas Medicaid Women’s Health Program to Maximize Federal Funds and State Savings
Develop and Operate a State Health Insurance Exchange to Comply with Federal Standards
Eliminate Paper Warrants by Using Direct Deposit or Electronic Pay Cards for Certain State Payments
Eliminate Statutory Barriers to Contain Costs in Correctional Managed Health Care
Ensure Transparency and Accountability for Proposed Medicaid Dental Managed-Care Services
Establish Pill-Splitting Programs to Reduce Out-of-Pocket Expenses for State Employees
Implement a Medication Therapy Management Pilot Program in Medicaid
Implement an Objective Client Assessment Process for Acute Nursing Services in the Texas Medicaid Program
Implementation of an All–Payer Claims Database in Texas
Improve Abuse Reporting of Licensed Professionals
Increase Access to Primary Care Services By Allowing Advanced Practice Registered Nurses to Prescribe
Increase Information Available About Interest Lists for Long-Term Care Programs
Increase the Use of Telemonitoring in the Texas Medicaid Program to Improve Patient Outcomes
Reduce Medicaid Costs Through Bundled Payments
Reduce the Need for Emergency Room Utilization in the Medicaid Program
Regulate Urgent Care Centers in Texas to Standardize Quality of Care
Repeal the Prohibition of Health Maintenance Organizations in Medicaid in South Texas
Strengthen Certified Nurse Aide Training to Improve the Quality of Long-Term Care
Strengthen the Regulation of Food-Related Industries to Improve Food Safety in Texas
Texas At-Risk Youth Services Project Report
Transform State Residential Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Use Federal Data to Help Veterans Access Federal Benefits and Save State Funds

2010

2011 1st Quarter Reporting and Analysis
Reporting of Historically Underutilized Business (HUB) Key Measures
Top 100 Federal Funding Sources in the Texas State Budget
2010 4th Quarter Reporting and Analysis
2010 3rd Quarter Reporting and Analysis
Federal Healthcare Reform, Presented to the House Special Committee on Federal Legislation
2010 2nd Quarter Reporting and Analysis
Spotlight: President's 2011 Budget
QAT Annual Report
Five (5) Percent Reduction (Detailed Instructions)
Spotlight: Highlights of Recent Federal Appropriations
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2009

QAT Annual Report
Debt Affordability Study
Updated Select Federal Economic Stimulus Provisions Impacting Texas State Budget
Overview of 2008 State Hurricane Expenditures and Federal Funding Assistance Presentation for Senate Finance Committee
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2008

Texas Homeland Security Funding Primer
Addressing Shifts in Care from State Schools to Community Settings
Spotlight: Top 100 Federal Funding Sources
Agency Reported Homeland Security Funding
Department of State Health Services Budget and Performance Oversight Summary
Highlights of Recent Congressional Actions
QAT Annual Report
Debt Affordability Study
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2007

QAT Annual Report
Early Childhood Care and Education Programs in Texas
Spotlight: President’s Fiscal Year 2008 Budget
Debt Affordability Study
Agency Reported Homeland Security Funding
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2006

QAT Annual Report
Spotlight: Medicaid and Citizenship Verification
Spotlight: Impact of the Gulf Coast Hurricanes on the State Budget
Spotlight: Top 100 Federal Funding Sources
Spotlight: Presidents 2007 Budget
Recent Congressional Actions Impacting the Texas Budget
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2005

State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education Assist in the Aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Spotlight: Presidents 2006 Budget
Non-tax Collected Revenue Survey

2004

Spotlight: Fiscal Year 2005 Appropriations
Spotlight: Top 100 Federal Funding Sources
Overview of Medicare Prescription Drug Benefits
Spotlight: Fiscal Year 2005 President’s Budget
Overview of the Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Program
Spotlight: Fiscal Year 2004 Appropriations

2003

Medicare Reform Legislation
Spotlight: Fiscal Year 2004 Presidents Budget
Spotlight: Fiscal Year 2003 Federal Appropriations
Distribution of Federal Funds to the Texas Border
Template for the Federal Fund Information for Bioterrorism, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Report: Instructions for Preparing and Submitting

2002

Federal Funding for Bioterrorism, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Federal Funding for Childrens Health Insurance Program
Spotlight: Nutrition Programs Reauthorization
Letter to State Agencies Regarding Federal Funding for Bioterrorism, Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness
Federal Reauthorization of Welfare Reform
Spotlight: Presidents Fiscal Year 2003 Budget
Gains and Losses: Health, Human Services, and Labor

2001

Federal Funding for Health and Human Services

1999

1998 Federal Assistance Awards to Texas State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education

1997

1997 Federal Assistance Awards to Texas State Agencies and Texas Universities