Missouri Medicaid To Offer Managed Care Statewide In 2017

In this announcement dated January 15, 2016, the Missouri Department of Social Services presented its plans for implementing its MO HealthNet plans Medicaid managed care program statewide. Currently, the three MO HealthNet managed care organizatons (MCO)-- —Aetna, Centene, and WellCare—--serve 54 counties under contracts that began on July 1, 2015. The state intends implement managed care statewide to all 114 counties by May 2017. The RFP is slated for release in April 2016, with proposals due by July 1, 2016. By October 1, 2016, the state anticipates awarding statewide contracts to three MCOs for a potential contract term of . . .