From Medicare Advantage News - When Ohio awarded $1.2 billion worth of contracts to managed care organizations April 6, the three incumbent pure-play Medicaid MCOs — Amerigroup Corp., Centene Corp. and Molina Healthcare, Inc. — were excluded. In response, Centene said it intends to file a formal protest. And securities analysts said Medicaid MCOs remain capable of strong revenue growth over the next few years, and described pure-plays as unlikely to be shut out from many state awards going forward. Of the five companies getting Ohio Medicaid contracts for coverage starting Jan. Read more
From Medicare Advantage News - Medicare Advantage beneficiaries generally are getting substantial amounts of supplementary benefits and/or reduced cost sharing now, and that is likely to continue through next year, according to a new analysis by consulting firm Avalere Health LLC and comments in an interview with its CEO. Read more
From Medicare Advantage News - The issue of cost sharing in preferred versus nonpreferred pharmacy networks of Medicare Part D plans clearly has landed on CMS’s radar screen. The preliminary 2013 Medicare Advantage and Part D call letter issued by CMS Feb. Read more
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