Montana Releases RFP For Medicaid Expansion Third Party Administrator

On July 1, 2015, the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (DPHHS) released a request for proposals (RFP16-2896P) seeking a third-party administrator (TPA) for the state’s upcoming Medicaid expansion, authorized in the Health and Economic Livelihood Partnership (HELP) Act. The HELP Act, signed into law on April 29, 2015, expands Medicaid eligibility to approximately 45,000 to 70,000 adults in two populations. The Medicaid expansion population, which includes uninsured single adults aged 19-64 years old, who have household income below 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL); and low-income parents of dependent . . .