UnitedHealth selected by Rhode Island to continue serving Medicaid members

UnitedHealthcare’s Community Plan of Rhode Island has been selected by the State of Rhode Island to serve Medicaid members through the Medicaid Managed Care Services program. UnitedHealthcare has served Rhode Islanders through the MMCS program since 1993; this contract award will continue to provide access to UnitedHealthcare coverage and services through 2030. Rhode Island’s MMCS program includes Rite Care, expansion, ABD populations, children in foster care and individuals receiving long-term support services. UnitedHealthcare will offer a wide range of benefits and services to its members, including access to primary care doctors, specialists, hospitals and prescription drugs. UnitedHealthcare serves more than 250,000 people in Rhode Island enrolled in employer-sponsored, individual, Medicare and Medicaid benefit plans, with a network of 12 hospitals and more than 9,500 physicians and other care providers statewide.