May 15, 2024 | Medicaid Providers, Provider Resource
Dear Community First Health Plans, Inc. Prescribers, The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched a public health initiative called Texas Medicaid HepCure to reduce the rate of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Texas. HHSC removed administrative barriers to...
May 5, 2023 | HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider News
HHSC will begin collecting cost surveys for the state fiscal year 2022 on June 1, 2023. The purpose of the cost survey is to collect FMSA costs for the state fiscal year 2022 for all FMSAs in Texas. This cost information will be used in the review of current FMSA...
Oct 25, 2022 | Medicaid Providers
On April 26, 2022, HHSC posted a competitive solicitation on the Electronic State Business Daily for EVV System Management Services. Contractor responsibilities will include: Providing and managing a single EVV vendor systemReview and approval of provider-operated EVV...
Sep 15, 2022 | Medicaid Providers
In 2019, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) directed the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to update Texas Medicaid long-term services and supports (LTSS) billing codes to comply with the National Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) by...
Sep 2, 2022 | Medicaid Providers, Provider News, Provider Resource
Beginning Sept. 1, 2022, Texas Medicaid will designate one medication as the primary preferred direct-acting antiviral (DAA) drug option for treating Hepatitis C infection. HHSC will designate all other DAA drugs on the Medicaid formulary as non-preferred. All...
Dec 10, 2021 | Medicaid Providers
Effective for dates of service on or after February 1, 2022, Autism Services, to include Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) evaluation and treatment, will be a benefit of the Texas Health Steps-Comprehensive Care Program (THSteps-CCP) for Texas Medicaid recipients who...
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