Client Alert: Ohio Lawmakers Propose Ending Medicaid Managed Care in Favor of Administrative Services Organization Model

A bipartisan duo of Ohio legislators introduced Senate Bill 386, titled the "Medicaid Savings Act." The bill, introduced by Senators Louis Blessing (R-Cincinnati) and Beth Liston (D-Dublin), proposes a fundamental shift in how Ohio administers its Medicaid program, moving away from the current Managed Care Organization (MCO) model to an Administrative Services Organization (ASO) framework. Representative Karen Brownlee (D-Cincinnati) introduced a companion bill, HB780, in the House.... By: Shumaker, Loop & Kendrick, LLP