UnitedHealthcare, which currently manages the state’s Medicaid program, did not receive a contract. Centene and Molina Healthcare received renewed contracts.
Mississippi also selected TrueCare, a nonprofit health plan formed by the Mississippi Hospital Association and hospitals in the state, to administer its Medicaid program.
The contracts were first awarded in 2022. The process was delayed for two years by challenges from UnitedHealthcare and Elevance Health, Mississippi Today reported. Court challenges are still pending, according to the news outlet, but officials said they did not expect any additional delays in implementing the contracts.
The state expects enrollment in the new contracts to begin in May 2025.
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