Kentucky – Health

Anthem, Passport to protest $7B Kentucky Medicaid contract loss

Dive Brief: Anthem and Passport Health Plan intend to appeal Kentucky’s decision to award Medicaid managed care contracts statewide to five other insurers, leaving them out of the lucrative bid. Both companies confirmed to Healthcare Dive they will proceed to the formal bid protest process. Aetna, Humana, Molina, UnitedHealthcare and WellCare were the winners in… Read More »

Medicaid work requirement in Kentucky gets second approval

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has again approved a waiver for Kentucky to impose a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid beneficiaries as a condition to receiving the benefit. CMS previously, on January 12, approved Kentucky’s request for a 1115 demonstration project waiver that included work requirements. However, in June, a district court judge… Read More »