State of Hawaii Selects UnitedHealthcare to Serve its Medicaid Beneficiaries
April 06 2021 - 2:00PM
Business Wire
Hawaii Medicaid beneficiaries will continue
to have access to UnitedHealthcare’s comprehensive medical,
behavioral, prescription drug and related services health
plan
The state of Hawaii has selected UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
of Hawaii to administer its QUEST Integration Medicaid program
statewide, which includes the islands of Hawaii, Kauai, Lanai,
Maui, Molokai, and Oahu, effective July 1, 2021. The
five-and-a-half-year base contract includes the state’s Temporary
Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Children’s Health Insurance
Program (CHIP), Aged, Blind, and Disabled (ABD), and Long-Term
Services and Supports (LTSS) programs.
UnitedHealthcare will continue to work closely with QUEST
Integration, which administers the state's Medicaid program, to
improve the overall health and well-being of Hawaii’s Medicaid
beneficiaries through a coordinated, patient-centered care model.
This model integrates medical and behavioral needs as well as
social support needs such as housing and nutritious food in line
with the state’s Medicaid vision for the future.
“We have partnered with the state of Hawaii since 2009 to build
a strong statewide Medicaid program and will continue to bring
forth value-based, sustainable, person-centered solutions to meet
our members’ health care needs,” said Dave Heywood, CEO,
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Hawaii. “This ongoing engagement
represents our continued commitment to the people of Hawaii, and we
look forward to serving even more Medicaid members throughout the
state.”
The health plan will offer health benefits for a portion of more
than 400,000 adults and keiki who meet qualifications for the
state’s Medicaid program. Membership will include access to
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan’s provider network including
long-term care and home care, wellness programs, preventive care
and field-based health care coordination and support.
UnitedHealthcare currently serves approximately 114,000 people
in commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans in Hawaii. This includes
coverage for more than 17,000 low-income beneficiaries who are
enrolled in a Dual Special Needs plan.
About UnitedHealthcare
UnitedHealthcare is dedicated to helping people live healthier
lives and making the health system work better for everyone by
simplifying the health care experience, meeting consumer health and
wellness needs, and sustaining trusted relationships with care
providers. In the United States, UnitedHealthcare offers the full
spectrum of health benefit programs for individuals, employers, and
Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, and contracts directly with
more than 1.3 million physicians and care professionals, and 6,500
hospitals and other care facilities nationwide. The company also
provides health benefits and delivers care to people through owned
and operated health care facilities in South America.
UnitedHealthcare is one of the businesses of UnitedHealth Group
(NYSE: UNH), a diversified health care company. For more
information, visit UnitedHealthcare at www.uhc.com or follow @UHC
on Twitter.
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