Mississippi Medicaid Finalizes First Contracts To Jointly Administer Managed Care & CHIP

The Mississippi Medicaid program finalized its first contracts for joint administration of MississippiCAN managed care plans and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). After a prolonged procurement and protest, on August 12, 2024, the Mississippi Division of Medicaid (DOM) signed new contracts with its incumbent MississippiCAN coordinated care organizations (CCOs) Magnolia Health, Molina Healthcare, and with newcomer TrueCare (which is aligned with CareSource) to manage the health of approximately 75% of Medicaid members in the state.

The four-year contracts are valued at $3.8 billion each. The contracts had initially been awarded on August 10, 2022, but the . . .