Letter To Providers From Twogether Consulting-April 15th, 2024

by | Apr 15, 2024

April 15th, 2024 From Twogether Consulting! Hello IDD providers!     Twogether Consulting is happy to announce that we have scheduled our 2-day Care Coordination (Case Management)  training in Austin, Tx for May 15th & 16th, 2024. (Private Providers Association of Texas is letting us utilize their office for the training.) After consulting with a variety of providers this seems to be the best time to have this session, as many of you may be taking vacation at...

“Lookup Tool” Unnecessary For HCS/TxHmL Cost Reporting Accountability Report

by | Apr 14, 2024

Reminder:  April 14th, 2024- in case you missed this in March  March 11th, 2024 According to HHSC, “the process outlined below and implemented by TMHP should make the lookup tool unnecessary for cost reporting.” TMHP created a claims data export process to allow HCS/TxHmL providers to access units of service information to support cost reporting. This hopefully will make the UOS lookup tool unnecessary. Texas Med Connect (TMC) users can request the...

West Texas Summit Highlights Funding Challenges For IDD Community

by | Apr 14, 2024

April 14th, 2024 Permiacare and Spectrum of Solutions hosted the West Texas IDD Summit.  See comments from Spectrum of Solutions and Permiacare representatives discussing the dire state of funding for individuals with IDD in current Medicaid programs, specifically funding to pay our direct support workers.  Thank you for all you do Spectrum of Solutions and Permiacare for individuals with IDD in the community!   Please click on this video from local ABC News...

Time To Care Coalition (TTCC)

by | Apr 14, 2024

April 14th, 2024 Below is some very important information about the new “Time To Care Coalition”   What is the Coalition’s purpose? To increase awareness about the current and future access to IDD community-based services — more specifically, to increase awareness about the unprecedented workforce shortage in ICFs/IID and HCS group homes and its impact on services to individuals with IDD, secure emergency funding to increase wages of direct...