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Provider Alert!
Provider Alert!

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...

Provider Alert!

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...