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Provider Alert! Telemedicine and Telehealth Benefit Updates for Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers Effective November 1, 2023

Date: November 7, 2023 Attention: Rural Health Clinics and Federally Qualified Health Centers Effective date: November 1, 2023 Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to provide guidance on the implementation of a new telehealth patient site facility fee benefit for federally qualified health center (FQHC) and rural health clinic (RHC) providers. How this impacts providers: Effective for dates of service on or after November 1, 2023, FQHC and RHC providers performing patient-site telehealth services may be reimbursed for the facility fee...

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Provider Alert! Vaccine Services Benefits Changes for Texas Medicaid

Date: November 6, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective: October 1, 2023 Call to Action: Texas Children Health Plan (TCHP) would like to let providers know that effective for dates of service on or after October 1, 2023, vaccine services benefits have changed for Texas Medicaid.  On June 27, 2023, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued guidance on Section 11405 of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). Beginning October 1, 2023, statutory amendments made by Section 11405 of the IRA require Medicaid coverage...

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Provider Alert! Healthy Rewards/Value Added Services for 2023-2024

Date: August 16, 2023 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 1, 2023 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) is proud to present our Healthy Rewards Program/Value Added Services (VAS) program effective September 1, 2023 through August 31, 2024. These rewards and services are available in each line of business CHIP, STAR, and STAR Kids and Service Delivery Areas; Harris, Jefferson and North East (limitations may apply). Member favorites, such as the Prenatal and Postpartum Visit Rewards, Portable Crib/Playpen, Diabetes Management Rewards and...

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Provider Alert! Healthy Texas Women Plus Program Features Enhanced Postpartum Care Services

Date: January 17, 2023 Attention: All 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 remind providers of the postpartum services package Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) available to Healthy Texas Women clients called Health Texas...

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Provider Alert! Healthy Texas Women Program Benefits

Date: January 17, 2023 Attention: Primary Care and Obstetric Care 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 remind providers of the Healthy Texas Women (HTW) Program and the benefits available to their patients. The...

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Provider Alert! RSV Fall/Winter Traditional Season Regional Changes Begin October 17

Date: October 17, 2022 Attention: All Providers  Effective Date: October 17, 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. Call to action: Traditional Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) season is here. Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to let providers know that effective October 17, 2022, the Texas...

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Provider Alert! Healthy Rewards/Value Added Services for 2022-2023

Date: September 1, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective Date: September 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) is proud to present our Healthy Rewards Program/Value Added Services (VAS) program effective September 1, 2022 through August 31, 2023....

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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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Provider Alert! Update to Prostate Procedures for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia Benefit Criteria

Date: April 7, 2022 Attention: Urologists Effective date: October 1, 2021 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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Provider Alert! Changes for Client Access to Mosquito Repellent Benefit Begin June 1

Date: March 10, 2022 Attention: Providers Effective Date: June 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. Call to action: Beginning May 31, 2022, HHSC will stop using the Texas Medicaid Standing Order for Mosquito Repellent How this impacts providers: Pharmacies must obtain a prescription from a Medicaid-enrolled prescribing...