(Bloomberg) — Low-income people may get Medicaid money to buy health insurance from private plans such as UnitedHealth Group Inc. or Humana Inc. in a “limited number” of states, the U.S. said last week.
Arkansas and Ohio have asked President Barack Obama’s administration to allow them to adjust how Medicaid dollars are used. The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services said last week it would allow an unspecified number of states to do this as long as it doesn’t cost the government more than the traditional Medicaid program.
