Texas Medicaid Child Obesity Prevention Pilot

November 1, 2010 On November 1, 2010, the Texas Medicaid plan launched a two-year child obesity prevention pilot program. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) contracted with Amerigroup, one of its Medicaid managed care organizations to operate the pilot. The legislature appropriated $1.5 million; the pilot will take place in Travis County. The plans call for Amerigroup to identify, recruit, and train provider organizations to participate in the pilot, and the report noted that Amerigroup has already identified high-volume pediatric Medicaid provider organizations to target for outreach. Training will include information on childhood obesity, motivational . . .