ST.
LOUIS, Dec. 1, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Centene
Corporation (NYSE: CNC), a leading healthcare enterprise
committed to helping people live healthier lives, announced today
that its subsidiary, Arizona Complete Health, the largest
Medicaid health plan in Arizona,
has been selected by the Arizona Health Care Cost Containment
System (AHCCCS) – Arizona's single
state Medicaid agency – to provide managed care for the Arizona
Long Term Care System (ALTCS). The program supports nearly
26,000 Arizonans who are elderly and/or have a physical disability
(E/PD) with physical and behavioral healthcare, as well as provides
pharmacy benefits.
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"It is a privilege to be selected for this important contract,
and we look forward to continuing to work with the state and our
provider partners to support the health and health care needs of
Medicaid members," said Centene Chief Executive Officer,
Sarah M. London. "We have proudly
served AHCCCS members since 2006 and today serve more than 460,000
members statewide. We are honored to expand our efforts to make a
positive impact on the lives of ALTCS-E/PD members across
Arizona," said London.
ALTCS is one of the oldest Medicaid managed long-term services
and supports programs in the country, providing integrated physical
health, behavioral health and long-term services and support to
individuals in Arizona. The
program places a special emphasis on home- and community-based
services that support members' ability to live independently to the
greatest extent.
"It is an honor to have been selected to lead ALTCS-E/PD
programs across Arizona," said
Arizona Complete Health Plan President and CEO Martha Smith. "Our mission is to transform the
health of our communities, one person at a time and to continue to
work with our local and statewide partners to meet the unique
healthcare needs of Arizonans to help them live healthier
lives."
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.
About Centene Corporation
Centene Corporation, a
Fortune 500 company, is a leading healthcare enterprise that is
committed to helping people live healthier lives. The Company takes
a local approach – with local brands and local teams – to provide
fully integrated, high-quality and cost-effective services to
government-sponsored and commercial healthcare programs, focusing
on under-insured and uninsured individuals. Centene offers
affordable and high-quality products to nearly 1 in 15 individuals
across the nation, including Medicaid and Medicare members
(including Medicare Prescription Drug Plans) as well as individuals
and families served by the Health Insurance Marketplace and the
TRICARE program. The Company also contracts with other healthcare
and commercial organizations to provide a variety of specialty
services focused on treating the whole person. Centene focuses on
long-term growth and value creation as well as the development of
its people, systems and capabilities so that it can better serve
its members, providers, local communities and government
partners.
Centene uses its investor relations website to publish important
information about the Company, including information that may be
deemed material to investors. Financial and other information about
Centene is routinely posted and is accessible on Centene's investor
relations website, http://investors.centene.com.
About Arizona Complete Health
Arizona Complete
Health, a wholly owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, provides
and administers health benefits through individual, Medicaid,
Medicare and dual-eligible programs. Arizona Complete Health offers
two Medicaid programs – Arizona Complete Health-Complete Care Plan
serving Southern and Central
Arizona and Care1st Health Plan serving Northern Arizona – as well as Medicare
Advantage coverage through its Wellcare program and Marketplace
coverage through Ambetter from Arizona Complete Health. For more
information on Arizona Complete Health, please visit the company's
website at www.azcompletehealth.com.
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