History
Congress established the Texas Medical Assistance Program, or Medicaid, under Title XIX of the Social Security Act of 1965 to pay medical bills for low-income persons who had no other way to pay for care. The program began Sept. 1, 1967, under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the 1965 Amendments to the Social Security Act and SB 2, The Medical Assistance Act of 1967. The Texas Medicaid drug benefit has been an optional service available to all people enrolled in Texas Medicaid since Sept. 1, 1971.
| Date | Event |
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Sept. 1, 1971 |
Vendor Drug Program begins |
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July 1, 1993 |
Creation of in-house electronic claims management system to allow for online, real-time claim processing |
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Sept. 1, 1999 |
Outpatient drugs provided through the CSHCN and KHC Programs are paid through VDP |
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March 1, 2002 |
Outpatient drugs provided through the CHIP program are paid through VDP |
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Feb. 23, 2004 |
Preferred drug list |
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Aug. 16, 2004 |
Clinical and therapeutic prior authorizations |
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Jan. 1, 2006 |
Medicare Part D benefit |
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Jan. 20, 2009 |
Real-time coordination of benefits |
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March 1, 2012 |
Most Medicaid managed care and all CHIP eligible clients receive prescription benefits through managed care organizations |
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Oct. 1, 2017 |
HHSC moved oversight of the clinician-administered drug (CAD) benefit to VDP. |