Virginia Releases Cardinal Care Medicaid Managed Care RFP, Includes Plans For Specialty Foster Care Plan
On August 31, 2023, the Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services (DMAS) released a request for proposals (RFP 13330) for its new Cardinal Care Medicaid managed care (CCMC) program and new foster care specialty plan. The contracts are currently held by Aetna, Elevance/Anthem, Molina, Sentara Healthcare/Optima/Virginia Premier, and UnitedHealthcare. The plans serve more than 1.5 million managed care members statewide. Responses are due by October 27, 2023. The contracts are slated to go live on July 1, 2024.
The CCMC program launched on January 1, 2023, to combine Virginia’s two existing managed care programs – Medallion . . .