Bills affecting Medicaid / public insurance in Texas — 2026 session

Relating to a pilot program to provide Medicaid coverage of doula services.

Relating to the Managed Care Consumer Choice Program.

Relating to health benefit plan coverage for perimenopause and menopause medications.

Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Relating to managed care contracts, including the procurement of managed care contracts, under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Relating to Medicaid provider enrollment revalidation.

Relating to establishing a minimum base wage for certain personal attendants under Medicaid and other programs administered by the Health and Human Services Commission.

Relating to the coverage and provision of abortion, contraception, and sterilization under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans.

Relating to the compensation of public school educators, the public school finance system, public school prekindergarten and kindergarten programs, and the school health and related services program.

Relating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those services.

Relating to the provision of nutrition support services to Medicaid recipients in lieu of other state Medicaid plan services and a report on the health outcomes of providing those services.

Relating to a study by the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center on health, nutrition, physical activity, and chronic health issues in this state.

Relating to electronic health record requirements; authorizing a civil penalty.

Relating to the composition of the Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council.

Relating to implementing an express lane option under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Relating to the form of a claim payment to a health care provider by a health maintenance organization, preferred provider benefit plan, or managed care organization.

Relating to the regulation of child life services and the coverage of child life services under Medicaid and health benefit plans; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee.

Relating to peer support specialists for certain individuals with an intellectual or developmental disability and peer services for those individuals under Medicaid.

Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services.

Relating to the minimum reimbursement amount for prescription drugs and devices to health benefit plan network pharmacists and pharmacies.