16D0172
Texas Star Kids Program
Health and Human Services Commission
COMING NOVEMBER 1, 2016
The first mandatory Medicaid managed care program specifically for people 20 and younger who have a disability and use Medicaid.
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Primary and Specialty Care
✓Personal Care Services
✓Private Duty Nursing
✓Durable Medical Equipment
✓Prescription Medicines
✓Hospital Care
✓Preventive Care
✓Service Coordination
This affects you if:✓✓
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You are 20 or younger and
✓You currently get Supplemental Security Income-related (SSI) Medicaid, get services through a Medicaid Buy-in Program, live in a community-based intermediate care facility for individuals with an intellectual disability or related condition (ICF/IID) or nursing facility, or are enrolled in a home and community based services waiver program, including:
- Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP)
- Home and Community-based Services (HCS)
- Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS)
- Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD)
- Texas Home Living (TxHmL)
- Youth Empowerment Services (YES)For more information, visit: www.hhsc.state.tx.us/starkids