---
title: MANAGED CARE - Texas Legislation
subject: MANAGED CARE
total_bills: 5
unique_authors: 5
critical_bills: 3
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/managed-care"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# MANAGED CARE

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 5
- **Unique Authors:** 5
- **Critical Compliance:** 3 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 5

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 3 bills
- **Senate:** 2 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 3 bills
- **Moderate:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Bryan Hughes** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Lacey Hull** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Lois Kolkhorst** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [MEDICAID](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/medicaid) (4 shared bills)
- [Human Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services) (4 shared bills)
- [Health Care Providers](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-care-providers) (4 shared bills)
- [Human Services--Medical Assistance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/human-services-medical-assistance) (3 shared bills)
- [HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/health-human-services-commission) (2 shared bills)
- [Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance) (2 shared bills)
- [Insurance--Health & Accident](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/insurance-health-accident) (2 shared bills)
- [FOSTER CARE](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/foster-care) (1 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Health and Human Services Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/health-and-human-services-commission) - 2 bills
- [Texas Department of Insurance](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-department-of-insurance) - 2 bills
- [Department of Family and Protective Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-family-and-protective-services) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain nurs... | Critical | High |
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing of cer... | Critical | Low |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, includin... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB3151](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3151-89th-regular) | Relating to expedited credentialing o... | Lacey Hull (R) | Critical |
| [HB3211](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3211-89th-regular) | Relating to vision care benefits, inc... | Jay Dean (R) | Critical |
| [SB457](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb457-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of certain... | Lois Kolkhorst (R) | Critical |
| [SB855](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb855-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb963-89th-regular) | Relating to allowing Medicaid managed... | Bryan Hughes (R) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/managed-care)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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