The Health and Human Services Commission’s (HHSC) Executive Commissioner Cecile Erwin Young announced that Dr. Jennifer Shuford will serve as interim commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), effective October 2022, replacing Dr. John Hellerstedt who is retiring from state service. Shuford currently serves as chief state epidemiologist at DSHS. She is also a member of the Texas Medical Association, where she serves as a consultant to TMA’s Committee on Infectious Diseases.
Also in Texas, the September draft specialty drug list has been posted. Comments are due by September 22, 2022.
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