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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.

Removal of Certain Drugs from the TMPPM

Date: May 23, 2025

Attention: All Providers

Effective Date: June 1, 2025

Call to action: The purpose of this communication is to inform providers that on June 1, 2025, Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) will remove the following subsections from the Texas Medicaid Provider Procedures Manual (TMPPM), Outpatient Drug Services Handbook:

  • Subsection 6.18, “Brexanolone (Zulresso)” – procedure code J1632 will no longer have a rebate-eligible National Drug Code (NDC), effective June 1, 2025.
  • Subsection 6.77, “Lefamulin (Xenleta)” – procedure code J0691 currently does not have a rebate-eligible NDC.
  • Subsection 6.91, “Moxetumomab Pasudotox-tdfk (Lumoxiti)” – procedure code J9313 will no longer have a rebate-eligible NDC, effective June 1, 2025.

These drugs are not covered on the Texas Medicaid benefit.

Next steps: Providers are encouraged to 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,log into:
www.texaschildrenshealthplan.org/provideralerts.