Nov. 6, 2019

MSC+ and MSHO Plan Choices Will Be Mostly Unchanged in 2020

On November 5, 2019 by Jonathan Lips

Minnesotans enrolled in Minnesota SeniorCare Plus (MSC+) and Minnesota Senior Health Options (MSHO) will have the same health plan choices in 2020 as they did in 2019, except in Morrison County, Todd County and Wadena County. 

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) has updated its maps of health plan service area by county, which show that MSC+ and MSHO health plan choices will remain the same in 2020 – with the exception that South Country Health Alliance (SCHA) will no longer be a plan choice for these programs in the counties of Morrison, Todd and Wadena.  

DHS conducted a Request for Proposals process earlier this year that would have shaken up the coverage map for programs that serve seniors and families and children, but ultimately decided to cancel the procurement in the face of a legal challenge from SCHA objecting to the process the State had followed in awarding 2020 contracts.  

As a result, the State has renewed most of the 2019 health plan contracts through 2020 and will conduct a new procurement process next year to determine 2021 health plan choices. We can expect discussion of the health plan contracting process to be one of many health care issues taken up in the 2020 legislative session.