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Tracking the Spend: Health and Human Services Commission's Q4

The agency spent about $193 million in IT-related purchases in the fourth quarter of 2023.

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The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) spent about $193 million on IT-related purchases in the fourth quarter of 2023.

HHSC oversees various programs and organizations, including clinics, health organizations and resource centers; foster care; Medicaid; the children’s health insurance program; Medicare; palliative care; and women and children’s services.

Here, rounded up, are the agency’s top five vendors listed under the IT services product category, according to the comptroller’s “Payments to Payee” visualization:

Regarding specific expenditures across categories, HHSC spent $78.4 million on IT services; $42.8 million on computer services — statewide technology center; $20 million on purchased contracted services; $19.7 million on personal property — maintenance and repair — computer software — expensed; and $6.8 million on computer equipment rental.
Rae D. DeShong is a Dallas-based staff writer and has written for The Dallas Morning News and worked as a community college administrator.