Monthly Archives - September 2020

Provider Alert!
11Sep

Provider Alert! Hurricane Laura and Delta Information for Medicaid Providers

Date: October 12, 2020      Attention: All Medicaid Providers Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform our network Medicaid providers of new guidance from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) regarding coverage. Texas providers rendering...

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10Sep

Provider Alert! Ambulatory and Long-Term Electroencephalogram Benefits Changing for Texas Medicaid

Attention: All Providers        Effective Date: October 1, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2020, ambulatory and long-term electroencephalogram (EEG) benefits...

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Provider Alert!
10Sep

Provider Alert! Irreparably Damaged DME Prosthetics, Orthotics, & Supplies during Hurricane Laura

Attention: DME Providers Date: September 9, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) aligns with the guidance from Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC) regarding replacement of durable medical equipment (DME) supplies that may have been destroyed or lost...

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Provider Alert!
03Sep

Provider Alert! Inhaled Glucocorticoids and Insulin Products Return to Non-Preferred for Medicaid Members

Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 18, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Beginning September 18, 2020 the Texas Vendor Drug Program (VDP) will restore non-preferred status to some of the inhaled glucocorticoids and insulin products. VDP temporarily removed non-preferred status from these...

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Provider Alert!
02Sep

Provider Alert! 2020-21 RSV Season and Synagis (palivizumab)

Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 24, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event. Call to action: Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season is here! The Texas RSV region schedule and map can be found on the Texas Health and Human Services (HHSC) Vendor Drug Program (VDP) website. ...

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Provider Alert!
02Sep

Provider Alert! CMS Approves Multiple Allowances to Support Providers with Improving Performances and Incentive Payments Alike due to COVID-19 Pandemic

Attention: All Providers Effective Date: August 27, 2020 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated to the COVID-19 event.  TCHP reserves the right to update and/or change this information without prior notice due to the evolving nature of the COVID-19 event.  Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform you of the following notice from Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in significant changes in care...

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