Texas Medicaid Program
Contact Information

Contact Medicaid:   

• Medicaid Client Hotline: (800) 252-8263
    
• Apply for CHIP/Children's Medicaid:  (800) 647-6558
    
• How to get Help
    
• HHSC Office of the Ombudsman:
  • Phone Toll free: 1-877-787-8999
  • FAX Toll-free: 1-888-780-8099
  • TTY: 1-888-425-6889 (For deaf or hearing impaired)
  • Online: Online Submission Form

• Medicaid/CHIP Online Information & Assistance

• Release of Health Information Form
  (to give HHSC permission to release all or part of your Medicaid claims history, which includes health info.)

• Waste, Abuse & Fraud Hotline: (800) 436-6184

Provider Contacts:

• Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP)
    the Claims Administrator for Texas Medicaid

• Contact Center General Inquiries Line:  
    (800) 925-9126

• EDI Help Desk - Technical Support contact information: (888) 863-3638