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TCCRI Staff
Feb 23, 20214 min read
Improving Medicaid Efficiency and Cost-Effectiveness
During the legislative interim, TCCRI convened a Medicaid Study Group to develop recommendations on how to improve the delivery of...
TCCRI Staff
Mar 21, 20191 min read
Examining the Need for a Rate Increase to IDD Community-Based Providers
Click here to read the entire White Paper. I. Background Medicaid Overview With a total FY 2018-2019 biennial appropriation of $61.8...
TCCRI Staff
Feb 22, 20191 min read
White Paper: Assessing the Value of State Vehicle Safety Inspections
Introduction Texas law requires vehicles registered in the state to pass an annual safety inspection. That is in addition to federally...
TCCRI Staff
Sep 12, 20181 min read
Reforming Texas's Approach to State Jail Felonies
Executive Summary The state jail system and state jail felonies were created in 1993 in order to help alleviate overcrowding in prison...
TCCRI Staff
Mar 7, 20181 min read
Evaluating the Cost-Effectiveness of Medicaid Managed Care
Executive Summary The Texas Legislature first began utilizing Medicaid managed care in the early 1990s. What began as a small regional...
TCCRI Staff
Feb 6, 20181 min read
Automated Driving Systems
Introduction Once an unattainable fantasy in science fiction, self-driving cars, or automated driving systems (ADSs), present the rapidly...
TCCRI Staff
Feb 6, 20181 min read
Transportation Infrastructure: Meeting Texas's Need for Continued Investment
Background: Increased Funding for Transportation Transportation financing has been an urgent concern for state lawmakers for at least the...
TCCRI Staff
Dec 7, 20173 min read
The Value of Medicaid Managed Care
Executive Summary With total annual expenditures of approximately $38 billion (including supplemental federal hospital funds), the Texas...
TCCRI Staff
Oct 11, 20171 min read
The Importance of NAFTA and Free Trade to Texas
Background: Free Trade in Theory and Practice Free trade between nations is one of the foundational concepts of modern economics. In the...
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