CMS finalizes 85 percent medical loss ratio for Medicaid private managed care plans

http://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/cms-issues-final-rule-private-medicaid-plans?mkt_tok=eyJpIjoiWkRjM1pHWXhaamRtTjJJdyIsInQiOiIrNU1UM0tidlREYndvZ05BQ1hESEZUaFZUV3Jkd0lDVnZTRVhkaWQ3cTZ2ZHJIMk9SZ0ZSSEZGdDhKK3BJS3V4RkkzdDcrR2Y1MDd1K0FabllGQ1p2ZjdGanAybDlCUFJBRWo4eFVRK1IwRT0ifQ%3D%3D

Insurers must spend at least 85 percent of their Medicaid revenue on medical care to improve quality.

Centene acquiring Health Net in $6.8 billion deal

http://www.bizjournals.com/losangeles/news/2015/07/02/centene-acquiring-health-net-in-6-8-billion-deal.html?ana=e_du_pap&s=article_du&ed=2015-07-02&u=FAuoHGaGEPdmk4X6khnaiw045b16af&t=1435944046

Centene Chairman Michael Neidorff

Feds unveil long-awaited overhaul of Medicaid managed care

http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/243135-feds-release-long-awaited-uber-rule-for-state-medicaid-contracts