HealthChoices Expands, ACCESS Plus Contracts

Harrisburg, PA capital buildingEffective July 1, the Pennsylvania Medical Assistance program’s HealthChoices mandatory managed care program will expand to seven new counties:  Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset.  At the same time, the state’s ACCESS Plus Medicaid managed care program will cease operations in those same counties.
Further information can be found in a May 25 Department of Public Welfare (DPW) Medical Assistance Bulletin, which can be found here.