HCHC signs agreement with all three MCOs

Henry County Health Center has signed agreements to participate with all three Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) that are administering Iowa?s new Medicaid managed care program. The MCOs include Amerigroup, AmeriHealth Caritas and United Healthcare. This means that HCHC Wayland and Winfield Community Clinics and HCHC Physicians and Clinics (orthopedics, women?s health and general surgery) have agreements with all three MCO?s.

The Iowa Medicaid program has been converted to the IA Health Link managed care program. This means that authorized Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) will now administer the program. Current Medicaid members were moved into this new program, and members have been assigned to one of the three MCOs.

HCHC signing with all three MCOs will assure you that your hospital based services are covered. Not all area physicians/providers have agreements with all three MCOs. Patients still need to verify that they are assigned to the MCOs their providers have signed with.

Medicaid members who have questions about their MCO carrier should contact Iowa Medicaid Member Services at 1-800-338-8366. Information about IA Health Link can be found at www.dhs.iowa.gov/iahealthlink.