Centene unit awarded long-term care Medicaid contract

Centene announced that its subsidiary, Arizona Complete Health, the largest Medicaid health plan in Arizona, has been selected by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System, Arizona’s single state Medicaid agency, to provide managed care for the Arizona Long Term Care System. The program supports nearly 26,000 Arizonans who are elderly and/or have a physical disability with physical and behavioral healthcare, as well as provides pharmacy benefits. The ALTCS-E/PD contract will begin on Oct. 1, 2024, and is a three-year term with four optional one-year extensions, for a total of seven possible contract years.