News Report | March 10, 2019
Louisiana Rebids Medicaid Managed Care Contracts
On February 25, 2019, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) released a request for proposals (RFP 3000011953) seeking bids to provide statewide Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) services for the Healthy Louisiana program. Proposals are due by April 29, 2019, and awards announcements are anticipated by June 28, 2019. The five current MCO contracts with Aetna Better Health, AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, Healthy Blue, Louisiana Healthcare Connections and United Healthcare Community Plan expire on December 31, 2019. This is the third procurement cycle for the State’s Medicaid managed care program. The new contracts are slated to begin January 1, 2020 . . .