Mississippi Medicaid Awards Managed Care Contracts To Molina Healthcare & Incumbents Magnolia Health & UnitedHealthcare

On June 21, 2017 Mississippi Medicaid announced it had awarded managed care contracts to Molina Healthcare, and to incumbents Magnolia Health and UnitedHealthcare. The Mississippi Coordinated Access Network (MississippiCAN) is a full-risk managed care program for Mississippi Medicaid beneficiaries. The MississippiCAN plans receive a prepaid monthly capitation payment to cover all Medicaid state plan services and inpatient hospital care; the plans can also offer extra benefits such as vision and physician visit benefits. The new contracts went live on July 1, 2017, and contract operations begin on July 1, 2018. Beginning in July 2018, the MississippiCAN program will expand . . .