1. STAR Health Program
Stephanie Muth,
Texas State Medicaid Director

2. Overview of STAR Health
Implemented in April 2008
HHSC focused on characteristics important to this population and has implemented a number of unique programmatic elements:
Immediate eligibility and access to a statewide provider network
Increased focus on behavioral health services
Service management and service coordination
Access to an electronic Health Passport

3. Overview of STAR Health
Serves approximately 30k children and youth in the foster care system
Children in state conservatorship
Young adults up to their 22nd birthday who have voluntary foster care placement agreements
Young adults up to the month of their 21st birthday who were formerly in foster care and are receiving Medicaid services (through youth transition eligibility categories)
Single statewide MCO

4. Future of STAR Health Currently in development phase of RFP
Collecting stakeholder input via RFI and survey
State survey to collect information on similar models and best practices
Cross-agency work groups looking at all sections of the contract to determine needed programmatic or operational revisions