Navajo Corporation Plans To Contract With Molina Healthcare For A New Mexico Medicaid Indian Managed-Health Care Entity

On December 11, 2019, the Naat’áanii Development Corporation (NDC), a federally-chartered business development arm of the Navajo Nation, announced plans to contract with Molina Healthcare, Inc. to create an Indian Managed Care Entity (IMCE) health care offering under New Mexico’s Centennial Care Medicaid program. Molina will provide full-risk plan operations for the IMCE, including a full array of Medicaid managed care services.

The IMCE is a program authorized under the state’s most recent Medicaid 1115 waiver. NDC will provide direction for the IMCE to determine its priorities, engage Navajo stakeholders, and ensure that the program . . .