Weekly News Wire | February 25, 2025

Rhode Island Cancels Upcoming Medicaid MCO Awards, Extends Current Contracts

The Rhode Island Executive Office of Health and Human Services (EOHHS) canceled awards for its Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) rebid, and extended contracts with the current contract holders: Neighborhood Health Plan of Rhode Island, Tufts Health Public Plans Inc. (Tufts), and UnitedHealthcare of New England Inc. The upcoming contracts were valued at $15.5 billion. No target reprocurement date has been announced.

A state spokesperson said the state canceled the contracts because it cannot meet the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ (CMS) approved readiness timeline for implementing the new managed care contract by July 1, 2025. In addition . . .

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