As part of the Ohio Academy of Family Physicians Family Medicine Celebration, the OAFP hosted a meeting with Don Wharton, MD, and Cassandra Buxton of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) on August 2 to share ideas from OAFP members as to how the Medicaid managed care contract re-procurement process might be used to improve the Medicaid system for patients, physicians, and practice teams.
ODM sought to hear OAFP members’ first-hand experiences with the current managed care system. Medicaid is gathering ideas to improve physician experience, service quality, and system accountability. According to Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran, “We want firsthand experience about what’s working and what’s not…we want to hear from everyone who wants to be heard.”
Medicaid is seeking new contracts with managed care companies that oversee care for most Medicaid enrollees in the state. Feedback provided will help Medicaid develop a formal request for proposals from managed care companies interested in the work. New contracts tentatively will take effect in January 2021.
If you missed the opportunity to meet with Medicaid officials during the Family Medicine Celebration, you can still submit your comments and ideas (PDF or Word document) by emailing MCProcurement@medicaid.ohio.gov.