State of Nevada Selects UnitedHealthcare to Serve its Medicaid Beneficiaries
August 24 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Nevada Medicaid beneficiaries will continue
to have access to UnitedHealthcare’s comprehensive care and
preventive health and wellness programs
The state of Nevada has selected Health Plan of Nevada, a
UnitedHealthcare company, as one of four managed care organizations
to administer its Medicaid program in the counties of Clark and
Washoe, effective Jan. 1, 2022. The four-year base contract
includes the state’s Temporary Assistance for Needy Families,
Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Medicaid expansion
programs.
Health Plan of Nevada will continue to work closely with the
state of Nevada, Department of Health and Human Services and its
Division of Health Care Financing and Policy, which administers the
state’s Medicaid program, to improve the overall health and
well-being of Nevada’s Medicaid beneficiaries through a
value-based, whole-person, integrated care model.
“We have been honored to partner with the state of Nevada for
more than 24 years to help build a strong Medicaid program,” said
Kelly Simonson, president, Health Plan of Nevada. “We are committed
to serving the health care needs of Nevadans through innovative
programs and community investments that increase access to
high-quality care and reduce disparities through innovative
programs.”
Health Plan of Nevada will offer health benefits for a portion
of the more than 600,000 adults and children who meet
qualifications for the state’s Medicaid managed care program.
Membership will include access to Health Plan of Nevada’s
integrated network of behavioral health and physical health
providers, essential community providers, and long-term care
providers.
UnitedHealthcare currently serves approximately 1 million people
in commercial, Medicare and Medicaid plans in Nevada.
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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Christina Witz UnitedHealthcare (952) 931-4645
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