Carolina Complete Health and WellCare of North Carolina, both Centene Corp. subsidiaries, secured regulatory approval to move forward with their merger to form a managed care organization, according to an April 2 news release from the parent company.
The entity will take on Carolina Complete Health branding. The MCO will serve more than 980,000 members across Medicare, Medicaid and the ACA marketplace. The organization will also maintain support for the roughly 240,000 residents with behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities through its four specialized plans.
Benefits and providers will not change under the agreement, the release said. The merged entity will offer services addressing food insecurity, maternal health, youth development and preventive health, as well.
Carolina Complete Health’s provider-led managed Medicaid plan stemmed from a partnership between Centene, the North Carolina Medical Society and the North Carolina Community Health Center Association. The release said the merger will bolster provider-led care as well as enhance coordination and community collaboration.
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