Source: Ohio Department of Medicaid
The Ohio Department of Medicaid’s Next Generation managed care program will go live Friday, July 1, 2022. At that time, Ohio Medicaid will introduce new programs, services, and managed care entities (MCEs).
In preparation for the Next Generation program, Medicaid encourages physicians and other health care professionals to contact the next generation MCEs that they are interested in contracting with to begin the process to join their provider networks. Provider contracting contact information for the next generation MCEs can be found on the Resources for Providers webpage of the next generation Ohio Medicaid website.
Contracting must be completed by Tuesday, February 15, 2022, to be included in the Next Generation Managed Care Provider Directory on day one of member transition enrollment. This allows members to have all the information needed to decide which managed care plan is best for them. No change is being made to the timeline or process for updating the Provider Directory – the Provider Directory will continue to be updated on an ongoing basis.