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Acentra Health Awarded $27.5 Million Contract from California Medicaid to Continue Providing Preadmission Screening and Resident Review (PASRR) Services
Award follows new contracts in Kansas and Washington and expands the company’s PASRR services for long-term care assessments to eight statesMCLEAN, Va., April 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acentra Health, a technology and health solutions and services company dedicated to accelerating better outcomes for its government and commercial healthcare clients and the populations they serve, today announced it has been awarded a two-year $27.5 million contract, with one option year, from the California D
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