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.
Revisions to the Electronic Visit Verification Policy Handbook will publish and be effective January 3, 2022. The handbook includes EVV standards and policy requirements for: Program Providers, Financial Management Services Agencies (FMSAs), Consumer Directed Services...
Effective November 1, 2021, the individual policy files that were on the HHSC EVV webpage are now updated into the EVV Policy Handbook. November 1, 2021, the EVV Policy Handbook Revisions was posted and lists the EVV policy changes. Summary of Request: Participating...
Effective Jan. 1, 2022, the payers, HHSC and managed care organizations, will begin Electronic Visit Verification compliance reviews to ensure Cures Act Personal Care Services providers are in compliance with EVV requirements and policies. Cures Act Personal Care...
Texas requires Electronic Visit Verification for all Medicaid personal care services, including services managed through the Consumer Directed Services option as of Jan. 1. CDS employers were given an EVV Compliance grace period from Jan. 1, 2021 through Dec. 31,...
HHSC removed the Misuse of EVV Reason Codes Requirements from the EVV Reason Code and EVV Compliance Reviews policies for dates of services on and after Sept. 1, 2020. This is effective Sept. 1, 2021. Program providers, Financial Management Services Agencies and...
Effective Dec. 1, 2021, the payers, HHSC and managed care organizations, will begin Electronic Visit Verification Usage reviews to ensure State-required Personal Care Services providers are in compliance with EVV requirements and policies. State-required Personal Care...