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Children's Health Insurance Plan |
Information on the CHIP program in Texas.
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Diabetes Pilot Medicaid Managed Care Project
| Bureau of Managed Care is conducting a pilot project in Bexar
County to study and raise the awareness of
preventative measures to delay or prevent the onset of diabetes related
illnesses.
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DME Provider Information |
Information on Request for Pricing
Information Process
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Health Care Financing |
Provides thorough information on the
Medicaid Program, including ares in Managed Care, Purchased Health
Services, Kidney Health Care, and Medical Appeals.
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Kidney Health Care
| Information on program benefits,
latest newsletter, training information,
participating KHC pharmacies, and links to ESRD-related sites.
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Medical Transportation Program
| Information on the Medical Transportation Program for Medicaid Clients.
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New Medicaid Expansion for Teenagers |
Starting in July 1998, more Texas
teenagers will be able to qualify for their health care through
Medicaid. Medicaid is changing the family income limits for
teens, so that teenagers who are under 19 years old may now
qualify even if they did not qualify before.
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Newborn Medicaid Identification Project
| Hospitals can expedite issuance of newborn medicaid identification numbers with electronic transmission.
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus
| Texas Medicaid Policy on Synagis.
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Texas Health Steps (THSteps)
| The Early and Periodic Screening,
Diagnosis and Treatment (EPSDT) program, known in Texas as Texas Health
Stepsis the largest and most comprehensive medical and dental
prevention and treatment program for children of low income families.
The program provides comprehensive and periodic evaluation of a child's
health, development, and nutritional status, as well as vision,
dental, and hearing care. Texas Health Steps is the gateway for
comprehensive health care for Medicaid enrolled children
from birth to age 21 in Texas.
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Medicaid