Minnesota Medicaid Awards Managed Care Contracts Valued At $3.9 Billion To Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Medica, UCare & UnitedHealthcare

On November 1, 2021, the Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS)  awarded Medicaid managed care and MinnesotaCare contracts valued at $3.87 billion for the Twin Cities metro area to non-profit Blue Plus, HealthPartners, Hennepin Health, Medica, UCare, and to for-profit UnitedHealthcare. This is the first time that DHS has selected for-profit health insurer for a Medicaid managed care organization contract. In 2017, the Minnesota Legislature passed legislation allowing for-profit health plans to compete for managed care contracts along with non-profit MCOs under the same participation requirements, medical loss ratio reporting, and financial reviews. The . . .