May 15, 2024 | Medicaid Providers, Provider Resource
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...
May 15, 2024 | HHSC News, Provider News, Provider Resource
HHSC held a webinar on February 2, 2024, to discuss updates to postpartum coverage related to the March 1, 2024 implementation of House Bill (H.B.) 12 (88th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2023). The webinar provided information on the implementation of coverage...
May 13, 2024 | EVV News, Provider Resource
Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) policy does not require program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) to enter schedules into the EVV system, however, each program has its own requirements related to schedules. Program providers and FMSAs...
May 6, 2024 | Provider News, Provider Resource
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Claims Processing Manual – Chapter 23 – Fee Schedule Administration and Coding Requirements indicates that “Providers or suppliers shall use anatomic modifiers (e.g., RT, LT, FA, F1-F9, TA, T1- T9,...
Apr 25, 2024 | EVV News, HHSC News, Medicaid Providers
On February 12, 2024, HHSC posted a notice instructing Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs), and Consumer Direct Services (CDS) employers to not submit Visit Maintenance Unlock Requests (VMURs) for dates...
Apr 25, 2024 | EVV News, HHSC News, Medicaid Providers
To improve the accuracy of Electronic Visit Verification (EVV), HHSC will be phasing out the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of the EVV system. HHSC developed a proposed schedule of the phase-out. HHSC encourages program...
