Information Letter No. 16-27 Transition of MDCP Long Term Services and Supports to Managed Care Beginning November 1, 2016, children and young adults under the age of 21 who receive:•Supplemental Security Income (SSI),•disability-related Medicaid, or•MDCP services will transition from traditional fee-for-service Medicaid or STAR+PLUS to the new STAR Kids managed care program to receive their Medicaid State Plan and waiver services.Participation in managed care does not impact an individual's … [Read more...] about Transition of MDCP Long Term Services and Supports to Managed Care
Provision of Acute Care and State Plan Services for Individuals Under 21 Years of Age
Information Letter No. 16-26 Provision of Acute Care and State Plan Services for Individuals Under 21 Years of Age Beginning November 1, 2016, most individuals under 21 years of age who receive:• Supplemental Security Income (SSI),• disability-related Medicaid, or• services in the ICF/IID Program or an ICF/IID waiver program (i.e., HCS, TxHmL, CLASS or DBMD)will receive their acute care and most other Medicaid State Plan services through the STAR Kids managed care program. Examples of services … [Read more...] about Provision of Acute Care and State Plan Services for Individuals Under 21 Years of Age
1115 Transformation Waiver: Overview
1115 Transformation Waiver: Overview• The 1115 waiver allows Texas to achieve innovative solutions to complex problems. ?Texas Dual Eligible Integrated Care Pilot – March 1, 2015 ?Community First Choice – June 1, 2015 ?Managed care for children’s dental services lowered costs by 20% per enrollee while exceeding national standards (above 90th percentile) for annual dental visits in FY 2013. ?STAR Kids, a comprehensive managed care program to better coordinate care for children and youth with … [Read more...] about 1115 Transformation Waiver: Overview
Texas Medicaid and CHIP – STAR Kids
OverviewSTAR Kids will be the first Medicaid managed care program specifically serving youth and children who get disability-related Medicaid. Beginning Fall 2016, children and youth age 20 or younger who either receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI) Medicaid or are enrolled in the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) will receive all of their services through a STAR Kids health plan. Children and youth who receive services through other 1915(c) waiver programs will receive … [Read more...] about Texas Medicaid and CHIP – STAR Kids
Expansion of Medicaid Acute Care Services – Role of STAR+PLUS Acute Care Service Coordinator in Long-term Support Services Planning
Information Letter 14-38 outlines the Role of STAR+PLUS Acute Care Service Coordinator in Long-term Support Services Planning. In accordance with the provisions of Senate Bill 7, 83rd Texas Legislature, Regular Session, 2013, certain individuals residing in an Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Condition (ICF/IID) or receiving long-term services and support (LTSS) through the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living … [Read more...] about Expansion of Medicaid Acute Care Services – Role of STAR+PLUS Acute Care Service Coordinator in Long-term Support Services Planning
Information Letter No. 14-34 REVISED Children and Young Adults Receiving Services in the Medically Dependent Children Program voluntarily enrolled in the STAR program in the Medicaid Rural Service Areas will be Transferred Back to Fee-For-Service
Information Letter No. 14-34 REVISED Children and Young Adults Receiving Services in the Medically Dependent Children Program voluntarily enrolled in the STAR program in the Medicaid Rural Service Areas will be Transferred Back to Fee-For-Service This information letter is revised to clarify that it is applicable to children and young adults who are in the Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) and who voluntarily enrolled in the STAR program in the Medicaid Rural Service Areas (MRSAs). … [Read more...] about Information Letter No. 14-34 REVISED Children and Young Adults Receiving Services in the Medically Dependent Children Program voluntarily enrolled in the STAR program in the Medicaid Rural Service Areas will be Transferred Back to Fee-For-Service
