Blue Cross to join other Medicaid administrators
20 05 08 - 15:30
The New Mexico Human Services Department and four managed care organizations have agreed to a new four-year contract for the administration of the department's Medicaid SALUD! program and the State Coverage Insurance, or SCI, program.
Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Mexico will join current administrators Lovelace Community Health Plan, Molina Health Care and Presbyterian Health Plan in the fall.
The new contract agreements include an increase of less than 1 percent over the most recent contract rates, totaling a projected $1.5 billion.
Agreements also have been reached with ValueOptions New Mexico for Medicaid SALUD! and SCI behavioral health services.