04:48 PM EST, 12/16/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Molina Healthcare ( MOH ) said Monday that the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services has awarded a contract to Molina's health plan subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Michigan, to provide a dual eligible special needs plan.

The new plan -- MI Coordinated Health -- will be available to people enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid. The go-live date for the contract is expected to be Jan. 1, 2026, with a term of seven years and three one-year optional extensions.

Molina also said that the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare plans to award contracts to Molina's health plan subsidiary, Molina Healthcare of Idaho, to administer the state's Medicare Medicaid Coordinated Plan and Idaho Medicaid Plus Plan.

The go-live date for the contract is expected to be Jan. 1, 2026, the company said, adding the contracts will have an initial four-year term, with a potential one-year extension.