News Report | June 3, 2018
Iowa Medicaid Awards Contract To Centene, Replacing Amerihealth Caritas
On May 21, 2018, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that it selected Iowa Total Care, Inc., a Centene subsidiary, for a Medicaid managed care contract for the IA Health Link program. The contract goes live in July 2019. The IA Health Link Program provides integrated Medicaid managed care coverage, including long-term services and supports (LTSS) and behavioral health, to over 600,000 Medicaid members in the state.
The state issued the request for proposals (RFP# MED-18-029, IA Health Link) on October 31, 2017. The RFP was issued after Amerihealth Caritas announced plans to exit . . .