Kansas doesn't pick Minneapolis-based UCare for Medicaid contract

UCare has suffered a second setback in its plans for health plan growth outside Minnesota. In results announced this month, Kansas officials gave low marks to the Minneapolis-based HMO's bid on a contract to manage care for beneficiaries within the state's Medicaid program. They recommended contract awards for Minnetonka-based UnitedHealthcare, a division of Missouri-based Centene Corp., and a partnership between two Blue Cross and Blue Shield health insurers. UCare's bid for growth in Iowa suffered a similar fate in August 2022, when state Medicaid officials opted to hire two for-profit...