Medicaid announces partners
COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran announced the selection of six health care organizations to lead the department’s evolution of managed care services for its more than 3 million members and thousands of medical providers.
Details were provided in a news release. The selection comes after more than two years of intensive stakeholder engagement to define opportunities to strengthen the structure of Ohio’s $20 billion managed care program, the release stated.
It addresses Governor Mike Dewine’s direction at the beginning of his term to re-evaluate Ohio’s managed care system with the goal of making the system more focused on the health and well-being of individuals, the release stated.
The announcement, which follows a rigorous procurement process,“is a giant step toward a comprehensive overhaul of Ohio’s managed care structure; it will deliver the kind of health coverage that Ohioans need and deserve,”
Corcoran said in the April 9 statement.
The six managed care organizations announced Friday are Unitedhealthcare Community Plan of Ohio, Inc.; Humana Health Plan of Ohio, Inc.; Molina Healthcare of Ohio, Inc.; Amerihealth Caritas Ohio, Inc; Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Caresource Ohio, Inc., the release stated.
Ohio Medicaid is deferring for additional consideration its decision related to Buckeye Community Health Plan. Ohio Medicaid’s next-generation managed care selection, contingent upon the signing of contracts, will begin covering members in early 2022. Members will continue to receive services with their current plans through the transition period and will have the opportunity to select a new plan through an open enrollment period beginning in late summer, the news release also stated.
For more information, go to https://medicaid.ohio.gov on the web.