Texas is currently one of three states not following Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) recommendations on extending postpartum coverage to 12 months or more.
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8 hours ago On Friday, the State of Texas and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission filed suit against Elizabeth Richter as Acting Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and CMS directly. The suit, filed in the Eastern District of Texas, concerns a rulemaking letter issued by Administrator Richter regarding the Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program (THTQIP Demonstration Project). The complaint alleges that the rulemaking letter does not meet the procedural standards issued both by CMS and under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Federal statutes and regulations impose a number of requirements on state Medicaid programs for providing medical assistance to poor and underserved communities. However, certain rules may be waived under what are known as demonstration projects, which propose administrative alternatives to certain procedural and financing requirements. The THTQIP demonstration projec
Texas filed a federal lawsuit on Friday accusing the Biden administration of exceeding its powers by rescinding an already-approved Medicaid waiver extension that allowed the state to serve its Medicaid-eligible residents through alternative means.
Texas AG Sues Biden Administration Over ‘Power Grab’ to Rescind Healthcare Funding
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton on Friday announced he filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over its decision to rescind a Medicaid waiver extension that would provide billions of dollars to state hospitals.
When federal officials in April rescinded the extension, they said Texas can re-apply when the waiver extension expires in 2022. Liz Richter, the acting administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, said the Trump administration “did not go through the full federal rulemaking process” and then rescinded the waiver.
Describing President Joe Biden’s decision as a “power grab,” Paxton said on Friday that the bid to stip Texas’s 1115 Medicaid waiver extension would prevent “stable funding for providers of healthcare for children, people with disabilities, and the elderly.”