New MCO Option for Iowans with Disabilities and Their Families Coming in 2019 The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) is pleased to announce the selection of an additional managed care organization (MCO) for the state, Iowa Total Care. Iowa Total Care will begin providing coverage for Medicaid recipients who are IA Health Link and…
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Choice of Managed Care Organizations (MCO’s) Suspended for IA Health Link Participants
AmeriGroup Cites Limited Capacity as Reason for Not Accepting New Members On October 31, 2017, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced it had signed contracts with two Managed Care Organizations (MCOs)—Amerigroup Iowa, Inc., and UnitedHealthcare Plan of the River Valley, Inc.—to continue to administer the IA Health Link managed care program. A third…
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Changes to the IA Health Link Managed Care Program
DHS Announces Changes to the IA Health Link Managed Care Program AmeriHealth Caritas Withdraws from Providing Services in Iowa On October 31, the Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) announced in a press release that contracts have been signed with Amerigroup Iowa, Inc., and United Health Care Plan of the River Valley, Inc. These two…
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