Aetna Better Health of Michigan recommended for CHCP contract
Aetna Better Health of Michigan, a CVS Health company, shared that it has been recommended by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services to continue serving Medicaid and CHIP beneficiaries under a new Comprehensive Health Care Program contract.
“We’re committed to helping improve the health and wellbeing of members, their families and communities in Michigan,” said Mark Santos, president of Aetna Medicaid. “We’re pleased with this win and the opportunity to continue working with the State to provide access to coordinated whole-person health care to Michiganders.”
The Comprehensive Health Care Program covers support of populations eligible for Aged, Blind, and Disabled, Children’s Health Insurance Program, Foster Care and Temporary Assistance for Needy Families programs. Aetna Better Health of Michigan has been recommended to continue supporting Michigan members in the Southwest Prosperity Region (region 8), Southeast Prosperity Region (region 9) and Detroit Metro Prosperity Region (region 10), while expanding services into South Central Prosperity Region (region 7).
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“We’re passionate about our work supporting Michigan Medicaid and CHIP members to help them achieve better health,” said Teressa Smith, CEO of Aetna Better Health of Michigan. “We look forward to advancing the State’s new MIHealthyLife pillars, driving innovation to improve health outcomes, promoting health equity and advocating for our members’ social care needs.”
Aetna Better Health of Michigan is one of the longest serving managed care organizations in the state, and manages the health benefits of more than 42,000 beneficiaries. Pending the completion of the state's protest period and contract negotiations, the new contract will begin later this year, with the option of renewals.
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