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On May 21, 2018, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced that it selected Iowa Total Care, Inc., a Centene subsidiary, for a Medicaid managed care contract for the IA Health Link program. The contract goes live in July 2019. The IA Health Link Program provides integrated Medicaid managed care coverage, including long-term services and supports (LTSS) and behavioral health, to over 600,000 Medicaid members in the state.

The state issued the request for proposals (RFP# MED-18-029, IA Health Link) on October 31, 2017. The RFP was issued after Amerihealth Caritas announced plans to exit . . .

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