UnitedHealthcare Selected by State of Missouri to Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries
May 12 2022 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Missourians will continue to have access to
UnitedHealthcare’s comprehensive care and preventive health and
wellness programs for Medicaid
The state of Missouri has selected UnitedHealthcare Community
Plan of Missouri as one of three managed care organizations to
administer its MO HealthNet Managed Care Program for Medicaid
members in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) and the
Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
UnitedHealthcare is committed to working closely with the
Missouri Department of Social Services and its MO HealthNet
Division, which administer the state’s Medicaid program, toward the
shared goal of improving the overall health and well-being of
members. Through UnitedHealthcare’s approach, Missouri Medicaid
members will benefit from a value-based, whole-person and
integrated care model that focuses on the unique health needs of
members and the communities UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to
serving.
“We have partnered with the state of Missouri for the last five
years and are honored to have the opportunity to continue building
a strong Medicaid program that offers innovative programs and
solutions for individuals and families,” said Jamie Bruce, chief
executive officer, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri. “We
are deeply committed to Missouri and are privileged to provide
access to high-quality care that has a positive impact for our
members’ health and the communities we serve.”
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Missouri will offer health
benefits for a portion of the nearly 1 million adults and children
who qualify for the general MO HealthNet Managed Care Program in
Missouri. Benefits will include access to UnitedHealthcare’s
comprehensive and preventive care including an integrated network
of behavioral health and physical health providers, essential
community providers, and long-term care providers beginning July 1,
2022.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.5 million physicians and care professionals, and 7,000
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned
and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC
on Twitter.
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