HHSC Announces Managed Care Organization Contracts for STAR Kids Program
Texas Health and Human Services Commission sent this bulletin at 10/13/2015 10:17 AM CDT / Este e-mail ha sido enviado por Texas Health and Human Services Commission el 10/13/2015 10:17 AM CDTThe Health and Human Service Commission (HHSC) is pleased to announce that contracts for the STAR Kids program have been awarded to the following managed care organizations (MCOs), effective October 1, 2015:
| STAR Kids MCO | Service Area |
| Aetna Better Health of Texas, Inc. | Tarrant |
| Amerigroup | Dallas, El Paso, Harris, Lubbock, MRSA West |
| Blue Cross and Blue Shield | MRSA Central, Travis |
| Children's Medical Center | Dallas |
| Community First Health Plans | Bexar |
| Cook Children's Health Plan | Tarrant |
| Driscoll Health | Hidalgo, Nueces |
| Superior Health Plan | Bexar, El Paso, Hidalgo, Lubbock, MRSA West, Nueces, Travis |
| Texas Children's Health Plan | Harris, Jefferson, MRSA Northeast |
| United Healthcare | Harris, Hidalgo, Jefferson, MRSA Central, MRSA Northeast |
STAR Kids is a new managed care program created by Senate Bill 7, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The program provides Medicaid benefits to individuals with disabilities under the age of 21. HHSC is working to ensure the statewide STAR Kids program improves coordination of care, access to care, health outcomes, and quality of care. Operations are anticipated to begin in Fall 2016.
For more information, please visit the STAR Kids webpage.
