If a person is eligible to be a member of an HMO/MCO (STAR PLUS / STAR KIDS), they may choose between any of the HMO/MCO companies that are contracted with HHS in their geographic service delivery area (SDA). Alternative Community Services Inc. currently contracts with the following HMO/MCO in the Region 6 Houston, Texas SDA:
A person must qualify financially and have functional limitations to merit authorization for services through Medicaid funded programs offered by the HHS (Tx. Health and Human Services).
The Medicaid funded programs offered by Alternative Community Services Inc. include:
PRIMARY HOME CARE (PHC)
FAMILY CARE (FC)
COMMUNITY ATTENDANT SERVICES (CAS)
COMMUNITY FIRST CHOICE (CFC)
STAR PLUS (STAR +)
STAR KIDS
MEDICAID WAIVER PROGRAMS (1915C Waiver) (In Process)