Dear Community First Health Plans, Inc. Prescribers, The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) launched a public health initiative called Texas Medicaid HepCure to reduce the rate of Hepatitis C virus (HCV) in Texas. HHSC removed administrative barriers to...
Community First Health Plans is now accepting referrals for Familiar Faces, a new program for high utilizers of inpatient and emergency department Behavioral Health Services. Familiar Faces is proposed by the UT Health Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences...
HHSC implemented a claim matching bypass on February 1, 2024 — for EVV claims with dates of service from January 1 through March 31 — to be paid without a matching EVV visit. Key Details: Program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs), and Consumer...
Providers with original revalidation dates between March 1, 2020 and February 28, 2022 will be given a new enrollment end-date based on the provider’s original due date and screen risk category. Providers are encouraged to submit revalidation applications immediately...
Eye Examination and Refraction Testing Certified nurse midwifes, registered nurses, or licensed midwifes can no longerprovide services rendered in the office, inpatient hospital, or outpatient hospitalsetting for procedure code 92014. Ophthalmic Ultrasound The...
On June 14, 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a voluntary recall notification for specific models of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), bilevel positive airway pressure (BPAP), and mechanical ventilator devices to ensure patient safety. The recall is to...
