Paramount Advantage
Ohio Medicaid won’t say if it considered federal oversight reports in massive procurement
The Ohio Department of Medicaid not only is refusing to release key oversight reports from its contractors, it’s refusing to say whether it even considered them last year as it undertook the largest public procurement in Ohio history. As a consequence of that procurement, the company with the highest score on the federally required oversight […]
Medicaid provider to drop legal action against state
An Ohio-based Medicaid managed-care company is poised to end its legal action against the state. Last year it accused the Ohio Department of Medicaid of bias and conflicts in a $22 billion bidding process. Toledo-based Paramount Advantage now says that if the department approves a deal for Anthem to take over Paramount’s patients, it will […]
In sworn statements, Ohio Medicaid director might have contradicted herself
Did Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran know earlier this year that she owned stock in health giants CVS and UnitedHealth as she awarded enormous contracts to subsidiaries of both? In separate sworn statements, she seems to be saying no and yes. After a month of questions, Corcoran still hasn’t disclosed just how much stock she […]
Ohio Medicaid: It’s not a conflict if you only own stock in the parent company
Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran didn’t have a conflict of interest when she signed multi-billion-dollar contracts earlier this year, her department’s attorneys are arguing. That’s because she only owns stock in parent corporations — not their Ohio subsidiaries to whom she awarded contracts. The department made the argument in a Friday motion in a court […]
Firm that facilitated $22B in contracts won’t say if any went to its clients
When the Ohio Department of Medicaid this year selected six companies to manage $22 billion worth of managed-care business, it was supposed to be a competitive process. But some pretty big questions linger about how competitive it actually was. Somehow, an Ohio-based company was dinged because it hadn’t worked outside the Buckeye State. But giant, […]
Company hints that Medicaid director acted improperly. It’s happened before
A company that was passed over for a piece of the biggest set of contracts ever let by the state of Ohio hinted in court Wednesday that Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran might have acted improperly. Kirsten R. Fraser, an attorney for managed-care provider Paramount Advantage, asked a Medicaid official if Corcoran or one of […]
Bias, conflict were present in $22 billion Ohio Medicaid contract, bidder says
A Toledo-area health care provider says that it’s received top ratings in the eight years it’s provided managed-care services to the Ohio Medicaid program. It hinted that it was the victim of bias and possible conflicts of interest earlier this year when it missed out on a share of a five-year, $22 billion program meant […]
Medicaid rebid stripped from Ohio budget. Other actions unclear.
Medicaid rebid stripped from Ohio budget. Other actions unclear.
Proposed budget changes said to threaten Medicaid reforms
The Republican leadership of the Ohio Senate is attempting to give an Ohio-based Medicaid managed-care company a do-over after it failed badly in a competitive process to keep its business with the state. Critics say the do-over — which was apparently lobbied for by the previous Medicaid director — would at least delay a series […]