Louisiana Medicaid Awards MCO Contracts To AmeriHealth, Healthy Blue, Humana & United

On August 5, 2019, the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH) announced that it selected AmeriHealth Caritas Louisiana, Community Care Health Plan of Louisiana (Healthy Blue), Humana Health Benefit Plan of Louisiana, and United Healthcare Community Plan of Louisiana for Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts for the Healthy Louisiana program. The contracts begin January 1, 2020. The initial term ends on December 31, 2022, followed by a 24-month extension option.

LDH released the request for proposals (RFP 3000011953) on February 25, 2019. Proposals were due by April 29, 2019. This is the third procurement cycle for the state’s . . .