Two companies bid to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa
BPC Staff Mar 13, 2018 | 3:15 pm
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92 wordsAll Latest News, Health and Wellness, Insurance, Statewide NewsIowa officials announced the identity of two companies bidding to replace AmeriHealth Caritas in Iowa’s privatized Medicaid program, reports the Des Moines Register. Missouri-based Centene and Washington, D.C.-based Trusted Health Plan — whose board chair, Tom Scully, ran the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services under President George W. Bush — have placed bids to run the $5 billion Medicaid management program, which covers health care for a fifth of Iowans. The Department of Human Services intends to choose replacements by May 1 and begin coverage for Iowans on July 1, 2019.
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