36 groups ask Texas to study and update YES Waiver rates
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On June 15, 36 Texas organizations asked the state Health and Human Services Commission to study and update YES Waiver Medicaid rates for children with serious mental health needs. The waiver has lost 397 providers since the end of 2019, and specialized therapy rates have not changed since 2009.
That leaves Texas health centers fewer places to refer children.
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- Medicaid financing and eligibility operations
State rate cuts, rebases and reversals
- Behavioral-health integration and capacity
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FQHC Talent. (2026, June 15). 36 groups ask Texas to study and update YES Waiver rates. Source: Texans Care for Children. Retrieved November 11, 2026, from https://www.fqhctalent.com/intel/tx-yes-waiver-rate-petition-june-2026