The state of Hawaii on May 29 rescinded...

...its recently finalized Medicaid contract awards, which would have extended the contracts of its four incumbent MCOs through 2029, and issued a new request for proposals. The four insurers (Kaiser, WellCare Health Plans, Inc., Hawaii Medical Service Association and UnitedHealthcare) currently serve a combined 342,011 Medicaid beneficiaries. State officials cited the COVID-19 pandemic, which has caused a surged in new Medicaid applications, as the catalyst for the decision. Hawaii has seen about 24,000 new Medicaid sign-ups since the crisis hit, according to state Medicaid documents.

From AIS’s Directory of Health Plans