SNAP Update and ResourcesActualización y recursos de SNAP
On November 1, 2025, the requirements to receive and apply to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits have changed. To see the new policies to request SNAP benefits, click here and/or call 211 for SNAP assistance. Learn more
El 1 de noviembre de 2025, cambiaron los requisitos para recibir y aplicar para los beneficios del Programa de Asistencia Nutricional Suplementaria (SNAP, por sus siglas en inglés). Para consultar las nuevas políticas para aplicar para los beneficios de SNAP, haz clic aquí o llama al 211 para obtener ayuda de SNAP. Aprende Más
Transportation UpdateActualización de transporte
Starting December 15, 2025, SafeRide Health will become the new provider for all member rides to doctor appointments and pharmacy visits. After this date, Texas Children’s Health Plan will no longer use MTM for Non Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) services.
For other questions, please call Member Services at the number on the back of your member ID card.
A partir del 15 de diciembre de 2025, SafeRide Health será el nuevo proveedor para todos los viajes de los miembros a citas médicas y visitas a la farmacia. Después de esta fecha, Texas Children’s Health Plan ya no usará MTM para los servicios de Transporte Médico No Urgente (NEMT).
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In 1987, President Ronald Reagan proclaimed March as Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. President Reagan issued this public proclamation with the goal of urging Americans to provide individuals with developmental disabilities “the encouragement and opportunities they need to lead productive lives and to achieve their full potential.”
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) defines developmental disabilities as a group of conditions due to an impairment in physical, learning, language or behavior areas. They include but are not limited to the following:
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Cerebral Palsy
Learning or Intellectual Disorders
Hearing Loss
Vision Impairment
Between 2014 and 2016, the prevalence of children diagnosed with developmental disabilities increased significantly. Currently, about 1 in 6 children in the U.S. aged 3 to 17 (about 17%) have one or more developmental disabilities. Additionally, 61 million adults in the United States, nearly 1 in 4 (26%), live with a disability(www.cdc.gov). In 2006, health care expenditures associated with disability were estimated to be nearly $400 billion dollars.
Working-age adults with disabilities (ages 18-44) are more likely to encounter healthcare access barriers: 1 in 3 adults with disabilities do not have a usual healthcare provider, have an unmet healthcare need because of cost in the past year; and 1 in 4 adults with disabilities did not have a routine check-up in the past year. (www.cdc.gov)Why Is This Important?
People with developmental disabilities need the education, tools, and access to healthcare and health programs to ensure that they make healthy choices and prevent illness. Education is the key to living a healthy lifestyle, and leading a long and healthy life.
Toolkits:
The CDC has compiled a list of resources for persons with disabilities as well as professionals who work with people with disabilities. You can access those resources here: https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/developmentaldisabilities/links.html
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