As Medicaid contracts draw scrutiny, Gov. John Bel Edwards’ administration defends move
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He also posed several specific questions about the new round of contracts to the governor. Both Richmond and Edwards are
"The governor is sensitive to concerns of the employees of the managed care plans that were not selected in Medicaid's recent procurement," Stephens said. " We know there will likely be job opportunities with the successful bidders, including one that is new to the program."
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She also described the change -- moving from five plans to four and dropping two existing MCOs from the list -- as evidence the state contracting process is working.
"It's good to have change because it allows us to keep them on their toes and make sure that we have the best health plans, the ones that are most competitive with the best ideas," Gee said Thursday in an meeting with The Advocate editorial board. "And it might even be that things go better."
The contracts for the five companies currently managing care for
Republican Metairie Rep.
"The greater concern is you'll have roughly 400,000 to 500,000 people who may have to find a new doctor, assuming their current physician is not in one of those MCO plans," Henry said. "That's going to be the scariest part for all these individuals."
Henry said he expects lawmakers will want an explanation from the health department about the decision.
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