Star Medical Specialties

NWA 2026, we’re ready for you 🤠⭐
As a company proudly headquartered in Dallas, TX, we’re excited to welcome everyone attending with a little hometown hospitality!
Be sure to grab one of our custom Dallas Passports featuring some of our favorite:
🍴 Food spots
☕ Coffee shops
🎶 Entertainment
🏙️ Local Dallas favorites
Plus, stop by and learn how Star Medical Specialties helps provide solutions for hard-to-find formulas and specialty pharmaceutical needs.

Looking forward to Feeding Tube Awareness Week in 2026!

Don’t forget—Feeding Tube Awareness Week ® is February 8–14! 💙

For many, a feeding tube means independence, stability, and the chance to be present for the moments that matter. Behind every tube is a person, a family, a support system, and a story.

During FTAW, we lift up those real-life experiences, spotlight best practices, build community, and remind each other that no one is alone on this journey. Join us for a week of learning and awareness by sharing your story, your questions, or your experience. Because every story deserves to be heard and together, we can make a difference.

To learn more and to get involved this FTAW, check out: https://oley.org/FT_Awareness_Week

And share with us: What are you looking forward to most this FTAW?

💔 Texas Patients Are at Risk — We Need Your Voice ‼️

Right now, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is proposing deep cuts to Medicaid rates for essential medical supplies — some slashing reimbursements by up to 80%.
These cuts don’t just affect providers like us — they affect real people:
👶 Children who depend on feeding pumps and formula to survive.
❤️ Seniors who rely on oxygen machines to breathe each day.
💪 Families who count on hospital beds, supplies, and nutritional support at home.

Here’s what’s being proposed:
Oxygen Concentrators ↓ 35.75%
Feeding Pumps ↓ 44.61%
Peptide & Modular Formulas ↓ 51–85%
Hospital Beds ↓ 39%
If these changes go through (set for Sept. 1, 2026), many providers won’t be able to afford to keep serving patients — meaning thousands of Texans could lose access to the care and equipment they rely on.

For over 20 years, Medicaid rates haven’t been adjusted for inflation or rising costs. Now, instead of relief, providers and patients are facing devastating cuts.
💬 This isn’t just a policy issue — it’s a people issue.

When you cut rates, you cut access. You cut independence. You cut lives.

🗣️ How You Can Help
Please stand with us. Your voice matters!
👉 Join the Public Hearing: Mon, Nov. 10, 2025 – 9:00 a.m. CST
https://www.hhs.texas.gov/about/communications-events/meetings-events/2025/11/10/proposed-payment-rates-family-planning-program-title-v-program-medicaid-biennial-calendar-fee

👉Join the Prep Call: Fri, Nov 7th, 11:00 a.m. CST
https://texmep.org/event-6420441/Registration

Let’s come together — providers, families, caregivers, and friends — to protect access to care for Texans who need it most. 💙

TexMEP - Prep Call for Upcoming Texas HHSC Rate Hearing