Texas’ Health And Human Services Undergoes System-Wide Change Managed Care Models Evolve And Reach New Consumers

OPEN MINDS, The Behavioral Health & Social Service Industry Analyst Cover Story In 1991, in response to rising health care costs and a national focus on examining new methods of providing quality health care at cost savings, the Texas legislature adopted House Bill 2377. This legislation authorized a two-year pilot program in Travis County and in the tri-county area of Jefferson, Chambers, and Galveston counties. The pilot program, originally known as the LoneSTAR (State of Texas Access Reform) Health Initiative, is now called the STAR Program. The STAR Program established health care delivery systems based on managed care . . .