Tag - Hep C

Provider Alert!
31Aug

Provider Alert! Hepatitis C Resources for Your Patients

Date: August 25, 2023 Attention: All Providers Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to make providers aware of new resources on Hepatitis C available from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) available to your Medicaid patients with the named diagnosis. The resources were created to increase the awareness for treating Hepatitis C. How this impacts providers: The new resources are available below for your Medicaid patients. Hep C Notice English                       Hep C Notice Spanish   Resources: ●      txvendordrug.com/formulary/hepatitis-c ●      hhs.texas.gov/services/health/prevention/hepatitis-c-treatment Previously published communication...

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Provider Alert!
20Dec

Provider Alert! Hepatitis C Treatment Coverage and PDL Update Scheduled for January 1

Date: December 20, 2022 Attention: All Providers Effective date: January 1, 2023 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 January 1, 2023, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) will designate one medication as the preferred direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drug option for treating...

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Provider Alert!
13Sep

Provider Alert! Hepatitis C Treatment Coverage and PDL Update Delayed to Jan. 1, 2023

Date: September 12, 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) would like to inform providers that on January 1, 2023 Texas Medicaid will designate one medication as the primary preferred...

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Provider Alert!
08Apr

Provider Alert! Changes to Hepatitis C Prior Authorization Criteria

Date: July 14, 2021 Attention: Primary Care Providers Effective Date: September 1, 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: Effective September 1, 2021, Medicaid will expand coverage of the Hepatitis C virus clinical prior authorization criteria to include all metavir fibrosis scores. How this impacts...

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Provider Alert!
22Feb

Provider Alert! Changes to Hepatitis C Drug Coverage and Prior Authorization

Date: February 16, 2021 Attention: Gastroenterologists and Hepatologists Effective Date: March 1, 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: HHSC requires managed care organizations (MCOs) to follow the same Hepatitis C virus clinical prior authorization criteria guidelines as Texas Medicaid for treating clients who...

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