Iowa Medicaid Managed Care Contracts

The Iowa Medicaid managed care program is called IA Health Link. IA Health Link serves two different population groups who have different benefits and cost-sharing requirements:

Non-expansion population: Aged, blind, and disabled individuals; children; and parents and caretaker relatives. These enrollees receive the full-benefit package and are not responsible for additional cost-sharing.
Medicaid expansion population: Childless adults with income less than 138% of the FPL. These enrollees are subject to cost-sharing requirements, and receive an alternative benefit package (see next slide).

The state contracts with two managed health plans to provide physical health and behavioral . . .