Community First is proud to offer high-quality health care coverage for individuals and families. We believe that everyone deserves access to the services and support needed to live a healthier life. We are proud to have touched the lives of over 3 million individuals since 1995.
Community First Health Plans was established in 1995 by University Health specifically to begin providing health care coverage to the citizens of Bexar and it’s seven surrounding counties.
At Community First, our mission is to not only improve the health outcomes of our Members, but also the overall health of our community. A portion of all Community First’s proceeds goes directly into improving the community we are a part of.
Federal law requires states to implement Electronic Visit Verification for Medicaid home health care services by Jan. 1, 2023. HHSC will request a good faith effort exemption from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to extend this deadline by one year. CMS...
In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, HHSC waived copayments for office visits beginning in March 2020. To comply with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equality Act (Pub. L. 110-343), HHSC is prohibiting co-payments for CHIP Mental Health and...
HHSC will publish a notice to remind program providers, FMSAs and CDS employers that the EVV system must be used. The topics were selected based on past issues and feedback received related to Visit Maintenance Unlock Requests, such as request for creating a manual...
On March 28, HHSC requested feedback from MCOs about updating the Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Visit Maintenance Unlock Request (VMUR) templates. HHSC processed the feedback received from TMHP, EVV vendors and MCOs and decided to add a new option to the...
HHSC posted a solicitation for EVV System Management Services and selected Accenture State Healthcare Services LLC for this contract. Accenture is partnering with HHAeXchange to provide a new, single EVV vendor system. As stated in the EVV...
Payers will begin conducting Electronic Visit Verification Usage Reviews for Consumer Directed Services employers for dates of service on and after September 1, 2022. Beginning September 1, 2022, payers will review the EVV Usage Score for CDS employers. The notice...