04/06/2026
๐๐๐๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฝ๐ผ๐๐น๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐ ๐ฆ: Texas lawmakers are homing in on health care affordability this interim.
Recently, the Texas Legislature released interim charges and announced select committees to focus on issues statewide ahead of next yearโs 90th legislative session โ health care was a central focus in both House and Senate priorities, with an emphasis on rising health care and insurance costs.
The House created a new Health Care Affordability Select Committee, which will study drivers of cost, barriers to coverage, the impacts of consolidation and potential solutions to reduce the cost of health care.
Other focus areas include:
๐ต Prompt insurance claim payments
๐ต Prevention of fraud, waste and abuse in federal programs
๐ต Challenges facing the health care workforce
๐ต Texas Rural Health Transformation Program roll-out
๐ต Public health trends and disease prevention
THA is encouraged to see several of its interim recommendations reflected in these priorities - including health care affordability and insurance-related access - and remains dedicated to working with lawmakers to address the factual sources of rising health care costs and strengthen access to care for all Texans.
