North Carolina's Department of Health and Human Services will delay the start of its Medicaid managed care behavioral health and intellectual/developmental disabilities tailored plans.
The programs were set to launch April 1 but have now been pushed back to Oct. 1, according to a Feb. 27 news release from the department. The initiatives are planned to support and provide care for 150,000 people on day one of their launch.
"The delayed start of Tailored Plans allows Local Management Entity/Managed Care Organizations, which will operate the Tailored Plans, more time to contract with additional providers to ensure a smooth transition for people using the plans and their care providers," the release said. "Until the Tailored Plans launch, people who will be covered by the Tailored Plans will continue to receive care through their existing plans."
Tailored care management will support beneficiaries by coordinating care with providers until the Medicaid program begins.