Effective November 30, 2023, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) now covers Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved COVID-19 vaccines for Medicaid and CHIP members. Visit your local pharmacy if you would like to get the vaccine.
If you have any questions, call Member Services at 1-800-990-8247.
If you are pregnant, you can now get up to 90 days of prenatal vitamins through your Texas Children’s Health Plan pharmacy benefit. If you are a STAR or STAR Kids member, you will still have $0 copays. CHIP members will continue to pay their normal copay (if applicable) for a 3-month supply.
Prenatal vitamins are a covered benefit under the Texas Medicaid pharmacy benefit. You will need a prescription from your doctor to receive prenatal vitamins at your standard copay (if applicable).
The 90-day fill is limited to prenatal vitamins only. If you would like to know which prenatal vitamins are covered under the pharmacy benefit, visit www.txvendordrug.com/formulary/formulary-search.
If you currently don’t have a doctor, please call us at 1-866-959-2555 (STAR) or 1-866-959-6555 (CHIP) so we can assist you.
Pharmacy Hours Change Alert:
Effective March 2023, Walmart and CVS pharmacies have announced they will be changing their Pharmacy Hours of Operations. TCHP wants to make you aware of these changes and give you options to make sure there are no issues in obtaining your medication.
Walmart Pharmacies will be closing at 7:00 p.m. CT on weeknights. This change will impact 4,900 stores, many of which are in the Texas Children Health Plan (TCHP) covered-area. CVS has also announced over 9,000 locations will be changing their store hours. These store hours will vary by location.
Many of the pharmacies in the TCHP network offer delivery services. Please visit our Pharmacy Directory to find out if your pharmacy delivers. Go to the “Find a Pharmacy” link and click on advanced search button, then select “Delivery Service” under the Pharmacy Options section. You should then be able to enter your zip code and find all the pharmacies that deliver in your area.
TCHP members can also have medications delivered to them from a mail-order pharmacy. Our mail-order pharmacy is HEB based in San Antonio, TX, which delivers meds across the state. This HEB #647 mail-order pharmacy can be reached at 210-593-0291.
If you have any questions regarding these changes or would like to speak to a pharmacy team member about your medication, please give us a call on our Member Services line at 1-800-990-8247.
The Vendor Drug Program (VDP) made changes to the Texas Medicaid drug formulary effective January 30, 2025. To learn more about formulary changes impacted, please click here for more information.