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WIC is a nutrition program for pregnant, breastfeeding women and families with children younger than 5. HHSC Highlights Efforts to Strengthen Rural Hospitals on National Rural Health Day HHSC is observing National Rural Health Day by recognizing work to support the state’s rural hospitals. Texas ...
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The Texas Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program can help you. Call 800-252-9240 or visit our directory for an office near you . Get Medicare Help
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- Finding Providers
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Renewing Health-care Benefits
Renewing your benefits is easy. We'll send you a letter when it's time to renew your benefits. If you need to sign a renewal form you can: 1. Sign it electronically on Your Texas Benefits.(link is external) 2. Call 2-1-1 to have a paper form mailed to you To learn more, go to the Help Center at Your Texas Benefits.(link is external)
Repay Benefits
If the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) sent you a letter saying you need to repay part of your benefits, you can do that online using the HHSC online payment system.
In Texas, there are 5 different types of Medicaid: 1. Traditional Medicaid 2. STAR 3. STAR Kids 4. STAR Health 5. STAR+PLUS The type of Medicaid coverage you get depends on where you live and what kind of health issues you have. If you don't know what type of Medicaid you have, call toll-free 800-964-2777.
Your Texas Benefits Medicaid Card and Your Texas Benefits
The Your Texas Benefits Medicaid card is your permanent card. Take it with you whenever you go to the doctor, dentist or drug store. Protect it the way you would your driver's license or credit card. If you lose or damage your card, you can order a new one by visiting Your Texas Benefits(link is external)or by calling toll-free at 800-252-8263. You can access your available Medicaid health information through Your Texas Benefits(link is external)' Medicaid Client Portal. Legally authorized re...
Lone Star Card
HHSC gives SNAP food benefits (formerly known as food stamps) and TANF cash help payments through the Lone Star Card. It is a plastic card that is used like a debit card to pay for items. If your card is lost or stolen, or if you forgot your PIN (password), call us as soon as you can 800-777-7328 (toll-free). To learn more, visit Lone Star Card Questions and Answers.
Find a Doctor
You can use our search tool to find a doctor who gives Medicaid services. There are two types of searches — the Basic Search and the Advanced Search. The Advanced Search gives you more options to help you narrow your search. For example, you can look up a doctor by the language they speak, find doctors who work on the weekends and find a doctor that will see someone your age. The Basic Search, Advanced Search and text in Spanish options are on the top of these web pages: Start your search.(li...
Find a Drug Store
You can use our search tools to find a drug store that takes Medicaid or CHIP. 1. Find drug stores.(link is external) 2. Find drug stores that deliver.(link is external)
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) Health Plans
Children in CHIP get services through a medical plan in their area. Some CHIP plans also offer services to mothers who are pregnant. This is called CHIP perinatal coverage. You can see how well some CHIP health plans perform by accessing the CHIP health plan report cards. 1. Aetna Better Health(link is external) 2. Amerigroup(link is external) 3. Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas(link is external) 4. Community First Health Plans(link is external) 5. Community Health Choice(link is external)...
How to Pay Your CHIP Enrollment Fee
You can either pay online or by mail.
CHIP and Children's Medicaid Dental Services
Most children and teens with CHIP or Children's Medicaid coverage get their dental services through a managed care dental plan. There are two dental plans to choose from. Those with Medicaid who do not get their dental services through one of those two plans include: 1. People with Medicaid age 21 and older. 2. All people with Medicaid, regardless of their age, who live in facilities such as nursing homes, state supported living centers, or community-based Intermediate Care Facilities for Ind...
Health Insurance Premium Payment
The Health Insurance Premium Payment program (HIPP) is a Medicaid program that helps families pay for private health insurance. This program is for families who have: 1. A parent or a spouse with private health insurance 2. A child or a spouse with Medicaid Medicaid will pay the family's private health insurance if the total cost of that insurance is less than the total cost of care with Medicaid. The total cost of the private insurance includes the premium, coinsurance and deductibles. If ap...
Healthy Texas Women Program gives low-income women family-planning services, health screenings, and birth control. 2-1-1 Texas program, which is a 1-stop shop to connect you with the services and programs you’re looking for in your community. You can reach 2-1-1 Texas by either calling 2-1-1 or going to the Texas 2-1-1 website. And other ...
HHSC was created in 2016-2017 as a consolidation within the state health and human services system. The Legislature abolished several state agencies when it created HHSC and transferred their responsibilities to HHSC, including the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, and the Department of Aging and Disability Services.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission provides health care coverage for low-income Texans through managed care. You receive coverage through a health plan, also called a Managed Care Organization. Each plan comes with a network of providers—specialists, therapists, clinics, pharmacies, and hospitals.
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Apply for SNAP and WIC food benefits, Medicaid and children’s health insurance, get TANF cash help, and access other support services.
