Centene’s Pennsylvania Subsidiary Awarded Medicaid Agreement

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Managed Care Weekly Digest -- Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced that its Pennsylvania subsidiary, Pennsylvania Health & Wellness, has been selected by the Pennsylvania Department of Human Services to serve Medicaid recipients enrolled in the HealthChoices program in three zones. Pending regulatory approval and successful completion of readiness review, the three-year agreement is expected to commence January 1, 2017 (see also Centene Corporation).

Pennsylvania Health & Wellness will provide healthcare services to members in the Southeast Zone, the Southwest Zone, and the Lehigh Capital Zone of Pennsylvania. The HealthChoices program covers TANF, Supplemental Security Income, and Breast and Cervical Cancer populations, as well as those newly eligible under the Affordable Care Act expansion throughout the state of Pennsylvania.

"We are pleased to be selected to offer quality healthcare services and programs to Pennsylvania residents. This is particularly rewarding having been a resident of Altoona, Pennsylvania, myself," said Michael F. Neidorff, Chairman, President and CEO for Centene. "With the addition of Pennsylvania, Centene now provides Medicaid and other government-sponsored programs to members in 25 states. We look forward to bringing our innovative and culturally-sensitive health solutions to the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania."

"The Commonwealth's commitment to improving healthcare quality and moving provider payments away from traditional fee-for-service arrangements to value-based purchasing will have a tremendous positive impact on the health and wellness of Pennsylvanians," said Brent Layton, Senior Vice President and Chief Business Development Officer for Centene. "Pennsylvania Health & Wellness is honored to be chosen to be a part of this important transformation while also being committed to our local, community involvement approach."

Keywords for this news article include: Medicaid, Wellness, Insurance, Health Policy, Centene Corporation.

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