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Provider Alert! New Information – HHSC Adopts Proposed Payment Rates for Attendant Services in Various Programs

Date: October 18, 2023 Attention: Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs) Effective Date: September 1, 2023 Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2023, Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) shared payment rate changes for attendant services. In response to the 2024-25 General Appropriations Act, House Bill 1, 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023 (Article II, HHSC, Rider 30(a)), HHSC has increased the base wage for...

Provider Alert!

Provider Alert! Efficient Payment Option with Electronic Funds Transfer

Date: February 8, 2022 Attention: All Providers Subject: Efficient Payment Option with Electronic Funds Transfer 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: The purpose of this communication is to remind Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) providers of the electronic payment option available to expedite payment...

Additional electronic payments offered with Virtual Credit Card option

You now have an additional payment option The Virtual Credit Card (VCC) has been made available through ChangeHealth, previously known as Emdeon. This option is available for all providers. VCC allows providers to accept a virtual payment instead of a paper check or electronic funds transfers. When you use VCC, providers will receive a unique 16-digit credit card number for every payment made by Texas Children’s Health Plan. That number is then keyed into your credit card terminal to receive...