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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

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.

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Reimbursement Rate Updates for Ambulance Procedure Codes

Date: August 10, 2026

Attention: All Providers

Effective date: September 1, 2026

Call to action: Texas Children's Health Plan (TCHP) would like to inform providers that effective for dates of service on or after September 1, 2026, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will implement the reimbursement rate changes and updates for ambulance procedure codes that were presented at the public rate hearing on February 10, 2026.

To view the updates, click the linked Ambulance spreadsheet.

Next step for providers: Providers should share this information 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.