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• Testimony on Texas HHSC LAR
• Choices and Challenges: How Texas County Uninsured Rates Will Drop Under Health Care Reform

TIERS of Relief

Continuation of the Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System (TIERS) project, which looked somewhat uncertain during the 77th Legislative Session, was finally approved at $137 million in Senate Bill 1 (SB 1), the General Appropriations Act for 2002 and 2003.This Policy Page provides information on the status of TIERS, prominent features of the system—including "STARS," the newly available online self-screener for benefits—and the timeline for future development and rollout of the system.