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Important Update Actualización importante:

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.

Age Restriction Update for Procedure Code J2781

Date: December 4, 2025

Attention: All Providers

Effective date: December 1, 2025

Call to action: Texas Children’s Health Plan (TCHP) informs providers that effective for dates of service on or after December 1, 2025, the age restriction for pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) (procedure code J2781) will be updated from 12 years of age or older to 18 years of age or older.

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will include this update in the December release of the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Outpatient Drug Services Handbook, section 6.98, “Pegcetacoplan (Empaveli).” In addition, the section title will be changed to “Pegcetacoplan (Syfovre).”

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

If you have any questions, please email Provider Relations at: providerrelations@texaschildrens.org

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