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Louisiana judge has issued s temporary restraining order to block the
implementation of Medicaid Managed Care for over 800,000 recipients.
The
order was granted at the request of Aetna Inc., a company that lost in their
bid to serve the population as a managed care carrier. The company is now
protesting the state’s selection of Louisiana Healthcare Connections Inc., a
subsidiary of Centene; Amerihealth Mercy of Louisiana Inc.; and AmeriGROUP
Louisiana Inc.
The
Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals had previously rejected the
administrative appeal filed by Aetna and the company chose to move forward with
an action in Baton Rouge District Court.
Aetna
argues that the state did not follow proper procedures when scoring the bids
from potential MCOs.
The
temporary restraining order came down just as state officials had started
contract negotiations with the winning vendors.
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