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Protect yourself against Lone Star Card fraud.

This page provides information about COVID-19 to Texans receiving HHS services.

Women who are eligible for Medicaid for Breast and Cervical Cancer (MBCC) receive full Medicaid benefits including cancer treatments and reconstruction. MBCC services are administered in the STAR+PLUS program through a Managed Care Organization (MCO) of the member's choice

SNAP food benefits are put on to the Lone Star Card and can be used just like a debit card at any store that accepts SNAP.

Contact information for health plans.

TANF provides cash payments to help families pay for food, clothing, housing and other essentials.

SNAP recipients in Texas can buy food online. This will make it easier to get food by having the option to pick it up or get it delivered.

P-EBT Summary: Summer P-EBT (June–August 2022) is for families with children (K–12) who are certified for free or reduced-price meals through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and for families with children born on or after Aug. 1, 2015, who receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits.

CHIP covers children in families that earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid but cannot afford to buy private insurance.

Most Medicaid services and all Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) services are delivered through health plans. If you have Medicaid or CHIP, your health plan makes sure you get the health care services you need.

After you're approved for Medicaid or CHIP, you must pick a health plan. You will have at least two plans to choose from. Your health plan choices depend on where you live (PDF) and the program you're enrolled in.

Medicaid and CHIP services has programs for seniors seeking assistance with long-term care services, health insurance or health insurance assistance.

If you're looking for long-term care services and want to know what your options are, , call 2-1-1, , our hotline service for helping you find the services you need. If you have an intellectual or developmental disability or multiple disabilities, a local intellectual and developmental disability authority can help you find the services you need.

Pregnant women without health insurance might be able to get free health coverage during their pregnancy through Medicaid for Pregnant Women or the CHIP Perinatal program. Medicaid provides health coverage to low-income pregnant women during pregnancy and up to two months after the birth of the baby.

Texas Medicaid and CHIP programs provide health care services for low-income pregnant women and women with breast or cervical cancer. There are also programs for family planning services and breast or cervical cancer screening for those without health insurance.