Health Plan of San Joaquin | Focus Your Health | Winter 2020

Focus Your Health 5 Infants and toddlers (birth to age 2 years)  ● DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis)  ● MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)  ● Chickenpox  ● Pneumonia  ● Hepatitis A and B  ● Polio Your pharmacy benefits are changing Starting on April 1, 2021, you will get your Medi-Cal (HPSJ) covered prescriptions through Medi-Cal Rx instead of ProCare Rx. You may have gotten letters in the mail about this change to the way you will get your medications through Medi-Cal. Starting on April 1, 2021, you will need to take your Medi-Cal Benefits Identifica - tion Card, the BIC, when you go to the pharmacy. The phar- macy will use the card to look up your information and give you your medications. If you did not receive your BIC or it is lost or stolen, you may ask for a BIC from your county social services office. If you have questions about your medication or other pharmacy services before April 1, 2021, please call your doctor or 855.828.1486 . If you have questions about the letters you have received or have general Medi-Cal Rx questions, contact the Medi-Cal Member Help Line after April 1, 2021, at 800.541.5555 , TTY/ TDD: 711 , Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Starting April 1, 2021, please call the Medi-Cal Rx Call Center Line at 800.977.2273 , TTY/ TDD: 711 , 24/7, or visit medi-calrx.dhcs.ca.gov . Even during COVID-19, don’t skip your child’s shots Families are focused on staying healthy during the pandemic. And that’s the right thing to do. But health experts have an impor- tant reminder for parents. COVID-19 prevention shouldn’t mean skipping your child’s vaccines. Vaccines help protect kids of all ages from seri- ous diseases. Those include diseases like whooping cough and measles. The Centers for Disease Control and Preven- tion recommends children get many of their shots by age 2. Despite that recommenda- tion, it seems that fewer kids have been getting their shots during the coronavirus crisis. Schedule your child’s shots Doctors’ offices are taking steps to keep their patients safe dur- ing checkups and vaccine visits. If you think you may have fallen behind on your child’s shots, talk to their doctor. They can fill you in on vaccine recommendations for your child. Here are some shots that kids of different ages may need. Preteens and teens (ages 11 to 18)  ● HPV  ● Meningitis  ● Tdap (tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis) Preschoolers and school- aged kids (ages 3 to 10)  ● DTaP (diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis)  ● MMR (measles, mumps and rubella)  ● Chickenpox  ● Polio