Healthcare Innovation November 27, 2023
Program to address health disparities for Medicaid recipients who have diabetes also involves Oklahoma, Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, New Jersey and South Dakota
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is joining a multi-state initiative to improve diabetes care for Medicaid recipients.
Nearly 2.8 million Texans live with diabetes and approximately 174,000 new cases are diagnosed each year, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Approximately 187,000 Texas Medicaid recipients had a primary diagnosis of diabetes in 2022. Among those, 11,500 were ages 17 and younger.
Additionally, diabetes directly contributes to $18.9 billion in medical costs each year in Texas, according to CDC data.
The Center for Health Care Strategies announced in October that HHSC is joining the...
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