News Report | June 4, 2020
Texas Awards Medicaid STAR Kids Contract To Aetna Better Health For Dallas Service Area
On May 8, 2020, CVS Health announced that its Aetna Better Health plan was awarded a Texas STAR Kids Medicaid managed care contract, covering 7,500 children with disabilities in the seven-county Dallas Service Area. The contract runs from September 1, 2020, through August 31, 2022. Aetna will replace the incumbent Children’s Medical Center, which had earlier announced plans to exit the contract. The other incumbent, Anthem/Amerigroup, will continue to provide services. The Dallas service area STAR Kids contracts are valued at $500 million.
The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) released the request for proposals . . .