The Nevada Medicaid Managed Care Program begins open enrollment for the first time this week.

The program covers 70,000 rural Nevadans and an additional 700,000 people in Clark and Washoe Counties.

According to the Nevada Health Authority, Nevadans enrolled in Medicaid will soon receive a letter in the mail asking them to choose a new Medicaid Managed Care health plan.

The care program will include two plans, CareSource and SilverSummit, that were selected through a competitive bidding process to serve Nevada’s rural counties.

According to the Nevada Health Authority, these two plans are required to focus on increasing access to preventive health by offering new member incentives, meeting new appointment wait time standards, improving non-emergency medical transportation, and expanding the number of providers serving rural Nevadans enrolled in Medicaid.

The new health plans will start coverage on January 1, 2026. Throughout the transition, members should not experience any disruption in the normal operation of the process.

Officials say members can continue to visit the same doctors, pharmacies, hospitals, and providers as usual.

Officials also advise that when selecting a plan for coverage, members should carefully review each plan’s available network online to ensure they keep their preferred providers.

They can also reach out to their doctors and providers to ensure that they are in the plan’s network.

Urban residents of the state will have more than two health plan choices.

In urban Washoe County, they can choose from Anthem, CareSource, Molina, and SilverSummit.

Urban Clark County residents can also choose from Anthem, CareSource, Molina, SilverSummit, and Health Plan of Nevada.

To apply for the new health plans, visit the Nevada Health Authority website.

The new plans will also offer their members access:

  • No-cost services
  • Including housing support
  • Childcare assistance
  • Home-delivered meals
  • Online fitness memberships
  • Boys & Girls Club memberships
  • Childcare seats
  • Diapers

(The Nevada Health Authority contributed to this story.)