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      - Medicare Advantage Alamo (HMO)
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  - - Marketplace
      - University Community Care Plan (UCCP)
  - - Commercial
      - University Family Care Plan (UFCP)
      - Commercial HMO
About
- - - 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.
  - - University Health
    - Careers
Community Impact
- - - 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.
News & Events
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Category: HHSC News

EVV Visit Maintenance Processes on Hold for Dates of Service Prior to Go-Live Date with Current EVV

Feb 12, 2024 | EVV News, HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider Resource

Program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Direct Services (CDS) employers should not submit Visit Maintenance Unlock Requests (VMURs) for dates of service prior to going live with HHAeXchange or their EVV proprietary system. HHSC...

Licensed Behavior Analysts Must Attest to Location Where Services are Provided

Dec 7, 2021 | HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider News

Effective November 22, 2021, licensed behavior analysts (LBAs) must attest to where services will be provided so that the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) can determine applicable site visit requirements for enrollment in Texas Medicaid. This change...

Providers: Public Health Emergency FAQ

May 10, 2022 | HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider News

Your Patients’ Medicaid Coverage May Be Impacted by the End of the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Continuous Medicaid Coverage May End Soon Your patients’ Medicaid coverage may be impacted by the end of the COVID-19 federal public health emergency (PHE). Medicaid...

Drug Utilization Review Board Member Applications Due July 1

Jun 14, 2022 | Community First Providers, HHSC News

HHSC has a vacancy on the Texas Drug Utilization Review Board and requests MCOs assist with distributing the solicitation notice to their provider networks. HHSC seeks a representative from the following category: Child and adult psychologist who is actively...

Upcoming EVV Training Offered by HHSC

Sep 22, 2022 | Community First Providers, EVV News, HHSC News, Provider Resource

The following training sessions are offered by HHSC to cover various aspects of EVV. The duration of the training is about 10 minutes, and they are led by presenter Tricia Barrett, HHSC EVV Trainer. EVV Policy Handbook revisions EVV computer-based training courses on...

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV): Complete Visit Maintenance Before December 22nd

Oct 2, 2023 | Community First Providers, EVV News, HHSC News, Medicaid Providers, Provider News, Provider Resource

EVV users of the current EVV vendor systems (DataLogic/Vesta or First Data/AuthentiCare) must complete visit maintenance on visit transactions before they lose access to their EVV vendor systems on December 22, 2023. Key Details: Program providers, financial...