Parkland Community Health Plan

Parkland Community Health Plan is a Dallas-based, non-profit managed care organization that provides Texas Medicaid STAR and CHIP coverage, including CHIP Perinate, primarily across the Dallas service area. Established in 1999 by Parkland Health, the organization focuses on connecting underserved children, pregnant women, families, teens, and adults to affordable healthcare through a broad provider network and care coordination model. Its offerings are health insurance plans and member services rather than a traditional therapeutic drug pipeline. The plan emphasizes preventive care, chronic disease support, behavioral health, and social-needs-informed service coordination to improve health outcomes and reduce avoidable emergency care. It operates as a healthcare payer and community health organization, not a biotech or pharmaceutical developer.