Kentucky Snubs Anthem, Passport Health Plan in New Medicaid Contract Awards

Kentucky awarded new five-year Medicaid managed care contracts to Aetna, Humana, Molina, UnitedHealthcare, and WellCare to start next July.

But the state did not renew the contracts for Anthem or Passport Health, the latter of which is being acquired by Evolent Health.

Kentucky said on Wednesday that the five payers selected will serve the state’s approximately 1.3 million Medicaid beneficiaries starting on July 1, when the current contracts expire. The current cost of the contracts is approximately $8 billion a year, according to the Louisville Courier-Journal.

Molina and UnitedHealthcare will be new entrants into the managed care business in Kentucky, replacing contracts held by Anthem and Passport. WellCare, Aetna, and Humana also hold current managed care contracts.

Source: https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/payer/kentucky-snubs-anthem-passport-health-plan-new-medicaid-contract-awards