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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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Reimbursement Rate Changes and Updates for Certain Texas Medicaid Procedure Codes

Date: April 2, 2025

Attention: Providers

Effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025

Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after January 1, 2025, reimbursement rate changes and updates for the procedure codes that were presented at the public rate hearing on February 14, 2025, will be implemented.

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will reprocess any affected claims that are identified. Providers are not required to appeal the claims unless the claims are denied for additional reasons after reprocessing is completed.

The following topics were covered at the hearing:

2025 Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) Review for the following:

Next step for Providers: 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: https://www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/providers/provider-news/provider-alerts.