ATTENTION MEDICAID MEMBERS! The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency and Continuous Medicaid Coverage will soon end. If you or your child have Medicaid or CHIP, your health care coverage and other benefits you receive will be affected. Here’s what you need to know!...
Attention Medicaid Members In January 2020, the federal government declared a public health emergency (PHE) in response to COVID-19. Under the PHE, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) provided certain flexibilities, including allowing Medicaid...
Attention CHIP Members You may have a co-pay for CHIP services starting May 12, 2023. During the COVID-19 public health emergency, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) waived co-pays for doctor visits for CHIP members. This will end on May 11, 2023....
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is the fastest growing serious, developmental disability, affecting an estimated one out of 59 children in the United States. With this number growing at a significant rate, there continues to be an unmet need for services. Applied...
Starting in March 2023, SNAP recipients will see a decrease in the amount of their household’s SNAP benefits. Recipients have been receiving additional SNAP benefits each month during the public health emergency. Due to federal guidelines, recipients will no longer...
A Texas resident who spent time working outdoors in Cameron County (southernmost county of Texas, 140 miles south of Corpus Christi) was recently diagnosed with malaria. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has been working with local health...
