Iowa Medicaid has picked two providers, including a new entity to the state’s program, to offer dental services to Medicaid members.
This week, the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services announced its intent to award contracts to Delta Dental of Iowa and DentaQuest USA Insurance Co. to serve as dental carriers for those enrolled in Iowa’s Medicaid and Well Kids in Iowa (or Hawki) programs. The three-year contracts start July 1.
These private companies will provide dental benefits for more than 825,000 Iowans, which represents the majority those who are low-income or disabled enrolled in Iowa’s $7 billion Medicaid program. They are separate from the three for-profit companies that provide most medical services under the program: Amerigroup Iowa, Molina Healthcare of Iowa and Iowa Total Care.
Source: Iowa hires two companies to offer dental services to Medicaid members / Des Moines Register