Virginia Cardinal Care Awards Managed Care Contracts, Selects Elevance For Specialty Foster Care Contract
On February 29, 2024, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) announced plans to award five Cardinal Care Medicaid managed care organization (MCO) contracts and a specialty foster care contract. All contracts are slated to begin July 1, 2024. They will run for six years, followed by two, two-year renewal options. Four of the MCO contracts went to the incumbents: Aetna Better Health of Virginia, Anthem HealthKeepers Inc. (part of Elevance), Sentara Health Plans, and United Healthcare of the Mid-Atlantic, Inc. A bid from incumbent Molina was not selected. Instead, DMAS selected a bid from Humana as . . .