North Carolina last week received...

...long-awaited approval from the federal government to move about 75% of its 2.17 million Medicaid beneficiaries into managed care plans in November 2019. The state will announce managed care contract awards for the new program in February. Aetna, AmeriHealth Caritas, Anthem Inc., Centene Corp., My Health by Health Providers, Optima Health, UnitedHealthcare, and WellCare Health Plans, Inc. all submitted applications to the state.