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06Jul

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Benefit Modified

Date: July 5, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: December 28, 2021 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: On February 10, 2022, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) for the emergency use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma with...

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05Jul

Provider Alert! New Collaborative Care Model Medicaid Benefit

Date: July 1, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: June 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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 the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has drafted a new Medicaid medical policy for...

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05Jul

Provider Alert! Pegfilgrastim-cbqv (Udenyca) to be Diagnosis Restricted Effective May 1, 2022

Date: July 1, 2022  Attention: All Providers Effective Date: May 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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 May 1, 2022, pegfilgrastim-cbqv (Udenyca; procedure...

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01Jul

Provider Alert! Reimbursement for in-office Durable Medical Equipment and Medical Supplies

Date: July 1, 2022 Attention: All Providers   Effective date: August 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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: The purpose of this communication is to clarify the payable Durable Medical Equipment (DME) Codes that physicians are allowed for reimbursement. DME or medical supply codes...

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01Jul

Provider Alert! End of Reconsideration Process for Denied services

Date: July 1, 2022 Attention: All Providers   Effective date: August 1, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to...

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30Jun

Provider Alert! Tezspire (Tezepelumab-ekko) Update Effective July 1

Date: June 28, 2021 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: July 1, 2022 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal...

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30Jun

Provider Alert! COVID-19 Guidance for FMSAs and CDS Employer Orientations

Date: June 27, 2022 Attention: FMSA providers Effective Date: June 23, 2022 The content in this message will remain in effect through August 31, 2022, as announced by the Health and Human Services Commission. Effective February 1, 2022, FMSAs can permanently conduct new employer orientation virtually (i.e. audio-visual) in addition to allowing in-person orientations, based on member preference. COVID-19 Utilization Management Procedure and TCHP provider alerts can be found here: http://www.thecheckup.org/provider-alerts/ Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts...

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30Jun

Provider Alert! Provider Information – Patient’s Medicaid Coverage may be Impacted by the end of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency

Date: June 23, 2022 Attention: All Providers Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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 provide you an update in regards to member’s Medicaid coverage and the upcoming conclusion of the public health emergency (PHE). The federal...

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17Jun

Provider Alert! Treatment Indications to Change for Ferric Carboxymaltose

Date: June 17, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: July 1, 2022 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. TCHP will apply updates and reprocess impacted claims as soon as possible. However, please allow up to sixty (60) business days for reprocessing. Providers are not required to appeal...

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15Jun

Provider Alert! Prior authorization criteria for Voxzogo (Vosoritide)

Date: June 15, 2022 Attention: All Providers Subject: Prior authorization criteria for Voxzogo (Vosoritide) Effective Date: July 15, 2022 Providers should monitor the Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) Provider Portal regularly for alerts and updates associated with 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: Effective July 15, 2022, Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) will implement the Voxzogo clinical edit in-line with the Health and...

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