Datapoint: Florida Unveils Medicaid Contract Awards
Five managed care organizations, including a subsidiary of Centene Corp., were chosen for new contracts to serve those enrolled in the Statewide Medicaid Managed Care program. Reducing its current vendor roster of nine, Florida on April 12 unveiled its intent to award statewide contracts to Elevance Health, Inc.’s Simply Healthcare Plans, Inc., Centene’s Sunshine State Health Plan, Inc. and Humana Inc.’s Humana Medical Plan, Inc. Community Care Plan and Florida Community Care, LLC, were also chosen to serve five out of eight regions in the state. Incumbents Aetna Better Health, AmeriHealth Caritas Florida, Molina Healthcare of Florida and UnitedHealthcare of Florida did not win any regions but have the option to contest the results. The state currently serves 3,605,775 managed Medicaid beneficiaries.
Source: AIS’s Directory of Health Plans
