HHSC's 3% cut list targets women's health contracts and indigent-care support
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In September 2026, Texas HHSC revised its 3% budget-reduction list for 2028-29, which would eliminate $87.2 million in client services. Those include $26.9 million for Healthy Texas Women navigators and cost-reimbursement contracts, $812,238 for HHSC support of the County Indigent Healthcare Program and $878,886 for UTMB indigent care.
Nothing is cut until the Legislature writes the budget in 2027.
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Texas Health and Human Services Commission — 2028-29 Biennium 3 Percent Reductions summary (revised September 2026)Part of
- Healthcare access, language, and civil-rights implementation
Reproductive health funding
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FQHC Talent. (2026, September 4). HHSC's 3% cut list targets women's health contracts and indigent-care support. Source: Texas Health and Human Services Commission — 2028-29 Biennium 3 Percent Reductions summary (revised September 2026). Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/tx-hhsc-2028-29-three-percent-reduction-htw-lines-september-2026