News Report | July 1, 2018
Iowa Estimates Savings From Medicaid Managed Care At $274 Million For 2017 & 2018
The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) estimates that Medicaid managed care has saved the state more than $274 million in state general funds during state fiscal years 2017 and 2018. DHS projects that the IA Health Link Medicaid managed care program, which launched in April 2016, saved the state $133.2 million in state general funds in SFY 2017 and another $140.9 million in SFY 2018.
Iowa Medicaid Director Mike Randol told the Iowa Council on Human Services about the estimated SFY 2018 savings at the Council’s June 13, 2018 meeting. DHS released a savings summary that . . .