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Good news! All CHIP, STAR, and STAR Kids Member Handbooks are now available online. Quick, easy access to your benefits and coverage information - any time!

¡Buenas noticias! Todos los manuales para miembros de CHIP, STAR y STAR Kids ya están disponibles en línea. Obtén acceso rápido y sencillo a la información sobre tus beneficios y cobertura, ¡en cualquier momento!

Medicaid Preferred Drug List and Formulary Changes Cambios en el formulario y la lista de medicamentos preferidos de Medicaid

The Vendor Drug Program (VDP) made changes to the Texas Medicaid drug formulary effective July 24, 2026. To learn more about formulary changes impacted, please click here for more information.

El programa de medicamentos de proveedores de Texas (VDP) ha realizado cambios recientes en el formulario de medicamentos de Medicaid de Texas. Esto entrará en vigencia el 24 de julio de 2026. Para obtener más información sobre los cambios en el formulario afectados, visite el siguiente enlace para obtener más información.

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Upcoming CME: Enhancing Childhood Immunization: Current Recommendations and Best Practices for Optimal Protection

Date: December 1, 2025

Attention: All Providers

CME Date: December 11, 2025

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) would like to invite providers to attend our upcoming CME - Enhancing Childhood Immunization: Current Recommendations and Best Practices for Optimal Protection on December 11, 2025 from 5:30pm – 7:00pm. Provided by Texas Children’s Hospital.

Target Audience: Physicians and other health care providers

Objectives:

  1. Outline the most recent CDC and AAP updates to the childhood immunization schedules, highlighting the recent revisions for MMRV and COVID-19 vaccines and discuss their implications for clinical practice.
  2. Utilize the "Ask, Offer, Ask" method, incorporating motivational interviewing techniques, to communicate with vaccine hesitant parents.
  3. Educate parents on evidence refuting common vaccine misinformation found on social media.

Date: December 11, 2025

Time: 5:30pm – 7:00pm

Location: Virtual Event broadcast via MS Teams

Registration is required. Click here to register.

Accreditation/Credit Designation:

Texas Children’s Hospital is accredited by the Texas Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Texas Children’s Hospital designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosure:

The speakers, Lindy McGee and Juliena Nichols have reported no relevant financial relationships with an ineligible company related to the content of this activity.

Persons involved in the planning of this activity have reported no relevant financial relationships with any ineligible company.

Next steps: Providers should share this communication with their staff. 

If you have any questions, please email tchpcme@texaschildrens.org.

For access to all provider alerts: www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/provideralerts.