This episode originally aired on August 25, 2021.
In June, Ohio settled a lawsuit against the Medicaid managed care organization, Buckeye Health Plan for more than $88 million for defrauding taxpayers.
Despite that settlement, the state is including the company in a contract worth billions of dollars to provide Medicaid services.
Today on All Sides with Ann Fisher, we look at managed care organizations and how they fit into the future of Medicaid in Ohio.
Guests:
- Marty Schladen, reporter at Ohio Capital Journal
- Maureen Corcoran, director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid
- Loren Anthes senior fellow and William C. and Elizabeth M. Treuhaft Chair for Health Planning at the Center For Community Solutions
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