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News Release
News media contacts:
Osjetta Gascey-Morris, Texas Children’s Health Plan
832-828-1068 or
ocgascey@texaschildrens.org
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Texas Children’s Health Plan awarded contracts for STAR
Medicaid and CHIP
HOUSTON, TX - (August 5, 2011) - Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP)
has been tentatively awarded managed care renewed contracts by
the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The
contracts are for the STAR Medicaid and CHIP programs. As part
of the contract, Texas Children’s Health Plan will also provide
CHIP perinate benefits, which include prenatal care for the
unborn children of low-income women who do not qualify for
Medicaid.
“We are pleased that HHSC has given our organization the
opportunity to continue to offer excellent service and quality
health coverage to underserved adults, pregnant women, and
children in Houston/Harris and 19 surrounding counties, ”said
Christopher Born, President and CEO. “We will continue our
commitment to building a community of healthy families, and we
look forward to
providing access to health care for pregnant women through CHIP
perinate.”
Texas Children’s Health Plan retained its current service areas.
It will expand its STAR product to 11 additional counties. The
new service areas will include:
Austin, Brazoria, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Matagorda,
Montgomery, Waller, Wharton
Chambers, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Orange,
Polk, San Jacinto, Tyler, Walker
To date, Texas Children’s Health Plan serves more than 300,000
members. The new contract is effective March 2012.
Texas Children’s Health Plan was founded in 1996 by Texas
Children’s Hospital. It is the nation's first health maintenance
organization (HMO) created just for children. Texas Children’s
Health Plan provides STAR/Medicaid and Children’s Health
Insurance Program (CHIP) to pregnant women, teens, children, and
adults in Houston and surrounding areas.
Currently, the Health
Plan has
more than 300,000 members. The staff and network of more than
2,100 providers are committed to providing excellent service and
patient care to Texas Children’s Health Plan members. Texas
Children’s Health Plan is also the largest combined STAR/CHIP
Managed
Care Organization in the Harris County service area.
For more
information on Texas Children’s Health Plan, go to
www.TexasChildrensHealthPlan.org or call 1-800-990-8247.
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