CONCORD — The head of the state’s largest agency hopes having three managed-care companies administer the Medicaid program will result in more innovative health services and will slow the growth of health-care costs.
The Executive Council will be asked to approve the three contracts, totaling almost $1 billion annually, later this month or early next month.
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