Centene appears to be crying foul to Texas over the state’s scoring of its Medicaid proposal.
Asked for her reaction at Barclay’s Global Healthcare Conference last month to unfavorable news, CEO Sarah London said they were “disappointed” and have received information related to the decision.
“We fully intend to protest there,” said London. “But I would say the biggest concern for the program overall is the idea that the results are going to force 1.8 million Medicaid members in Texas, which is a state that has a very high choice rate to choose a different place.”
Centene did not reply to multiple requests for comment.
The Texas Department of Health and Human Services said the agency does not respond to active procurements but contracts are expected to be awarded in July. Under the authority of the state’s attorney general office, governmental agencies can withhold information related to ongoing procurements, the agency told Fierce Healthcare.
Source: Centene plans to file protest over Texas state Medicaid scoring / Fierce Healthcare