Oklahoma Complete Health Appoints Clay Franklin as Chief Executive Officer
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 4, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Oklahoma Complete Health, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Centene Corporation, today announced the appointment of Clay Franklin as Plan President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. Franklin will lead the plan, which was recently selected to provide managed care for the SoonerSelect and SoonerSelect Specialty Children s Plan programs that will commence in mid-to-late fall. As a lifelong Oklahoman and committed member of our local medical community, I am thrilled to lead Oklahoma Complete Health as we partner with the Oklahoma Health Care Authority to improve health outcomes for Oklahomans, said Mr. Franklin. We believe that healthcare is best delivered locally, and in the coming months we plan to hire over 500 local staff in Tulsa and Oklahoma City to help us deliver focused, compassionate, and coordinated care
Centene Selected For Statewide Medicaid Contract And Statewide Specialty Children s Plan Contract In Oklahoma Font : A-A+ ST. LOUIS, Feb. 1, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) announced today that its Oklahoma subsidiary, Oklahoma Complete Health, has been selected by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) for statewide contracts to provide managed care for the SoonerSelect and SoonerSelect Specialty Children s Plan (SCP) programs. We look forward to working with the state of Oklahoma in their transition to value-based care models by providing services that address the social determinants of health, remove barriers to treatment, and deliver better health outcomes for Oklahoma residents at a lower cost to the state, said Brent Layton, Executive Vice President, Markets, Products, International, and Chief Business Development Officer of Centene. Oklahoma Complete Health will be a local partner to the OHCA and hire from within the communities we serve, a
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By Catherine Sweeney & Kassie McClung | The Frontier
• Jan 29, 2021
State officials announced the winners of up to $2.1 billion in health care contracts on Friday, a major milestone in implementing Oklahoma’s hotly debated privatized Medicaid program.
Four private health insurance companies will handle much of Oklahoma’s Medicaid program starting in October: Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Oklahoma; Humana Healthy Horizons; Oklahoma Complete Health, which is a subsidiary of managed care giant Centene; and United Healthcare.
Gov. Kevin Stitt has made partially privatizing Medicaid one of his administration’s top priorities. Using a policy called the managed care model, Oklahoma will begin paying private health insurance companies to coordinate much of the state’s Medicaid program, known as SoonerCare. Up to 75% of the state’s Medicaid enrollees will work with the private companies. That includes the anticipated 200,000 working adults who will newly qua
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Humana Selected by Oklahoma Health Care Authority to Serve Medicaid Beneficiaries
January 29, 2021 GMT
OKLAHOMA CITY (BUSINESS WIRE) Jan 29, 2021
Leading health and well-being company Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) has been selected by the Oklahoma Health Care Authority (OHCA) to deliver health care coverage to Medicaid beneficiaries across the state, starting later this year. Humana’s Medicaid division, Humana Healthy Horizons, will administer the coverage in Oklahoma.
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Through SoonerSelect, the Oklahoma Medicaid managed care program – focused on Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, the Children’s Health Insurance Program, and Medicaid Expansion populations – Humana will serve children and adults across the state with the goal of improving their health and well-being.