OH and WellCare reach an agreement
And they were worried a year ago when
But negotiations continued and the deadline was extended.
And Tuesday, the two parties announced that they had signed an agreement for OH to continue providing in-network coverage to WellCare's Medicaid and Medicare Advantage members.
"We thought it was important to get this information out quickly,"
OH serves nearly 300,000 people in western
And WellCare is
Thirty-eight percent of Medicaid enrollees in this area use WellCare, the announcement said.
That represents hundreds of people, Hamby said.
"It's extremely important that we do right for all those people," he said.
That's why negotiations continued until the contract was signed, Hamby said.
The agreement was reached in principle in August, he said.
And the final details were ironed out this week.
The agreement covers
WellCare said that as of
Nationally, the
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