Medicaid And CMS Lay Down The Law To HHSC

For the past year, significant delays and errors inside Texas Health and Human Services have erroneously removed thousands of Texans off of Medicaid and subjected others to months-long wait times to receive food assistance through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP).

Now, the federal Centers for Medicaid and CHIP Services (CMS) and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are requiring HHSC to provide a plan to remedy the errors or lose funding associated with administering the programs.

The agency estimates it can meet full compliance standards by Sept. 1, 2025.