On March 1, 2012, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) implemented changes to the delivery of Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services.
Effective March 1, 2012, the following changes were
implemented:
- The STAR+PLUS program expanded into the El Paso and Lubbock service
areas.
- The STAR and STAR+PLUS programs expanded into the Hidalgo service area.
- Children’s Medicaid dental services expanded statewide through managed
care.
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Reprocured STAR, STAR+PLUS, and CHIP Managed Care Organizations
(MCOs) began services.
- Primary Care Case Management (PCCM) was replaced by the STAR program
in the Medicaid Rural Service Area (RSA).
- Pharmacy benefits administration moved to managed care organizations
(MCOs) from Vendor Drug Program.
Provider transition training for STAR, STAR+PLUS, pharmacy, and children's dental services.
Click here for recordings of webinars and
training sessions.
Contact information for March 2012
Service area maps and county lists effective March 2012
Details are available in this article, which was extracted from the January/February 2012 Texas Medicaid Bulletin.
