New Mexico Awards Medicaid Managed Care Contracts To Two Incumbents & One Newcomer

On January 19, 2018, the New Mexico Human Services Department (HSD) selected two incumbents, Blue Cross Blue Shield New Mexico and Presbyterian Health Plan, and one newcomer, Western Sky Community Care (Centene Corporation) as the Medicaid health plans for Centennial Care 2.0. Incumbents Molina Healthcare of New Mexico and UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of New Mexico submitted bids, but were not awarded contracts. No additional bidders were announced. The new contracts will go live on January 1, 2019, at the same time as the expected renewal of the state’s 1115 waiver, Centennial Care 2.0. The new health plans . . .