UnitedHealthcare Selected by the State of Rhode Island to Continue Serving Medicaid Members
18 July 2024 - 7:10AM
Business Wire
Rhode Islanders eligible for Medicaid will have
access to UnitedHealthcare services and benefits through 2030
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island has been
selected by the State of Rhode Island to serve Medicaid members
through the Medicaid Managed Care Services (MMCS) program.
UnitedHealthcare has served Rhode Islanders through the MMCS
program since 1993; this contract award will continue to provide
access to UnitedHealthcare coverage and services through 2030.
Rhode Island’s MMCS program includes Rite Care, expansion, ABD
populations, children in foster care and individuals receiving
long-term support services. UnitedHealthcare will offer a wide
range of benefits and services to its members, including access to
primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals and prescription
drugs.
"We are honored to have the opportunity to continue to care for
Medicaid Managed Care Services plan members in Rhode Island," said
Mike Florczyk, CEO, UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode
Island. "We are proud of our long-standing relationship with the
State and look forward to continuing to deliver high-quality health
care."
In 2023, the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
awarded UnitedHealthcare Community Plan of Rhode Island with its
Health Equity Accreditation, which recognizes organizations that
lead the market in providing culturally and linguistically
sensitive services, and work to reduce health care disparities. One
example of this work was UnitedHealthcare's donation of $500,000 to
Rhode Island nonprofits to expand access to care and address social
drivers of health across the state.
UnitedHealthcare serves more than 250,000 people in Rhode Island
enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid
benefit plans, with a network of 12 hospitals and more than 9,500
physicians and other care providers statewide.
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 1.6 million physicians and care professionals, and 8,000
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
UnitedHealthcare on LinkedIn.
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