Earlier this month, managed care companies Molina Healthcare and Centene won back contracts from Ohio’s Medicaid program after they filed appeals in April, contending the state’s bidding process for the Medicaid contracts was flawed. Molina and Centene won back the contracts while Aetna and Meridian Health Plan were dropped.
The judge granted the temporary stay on the contracts, saying “it appears from Aetna’s complaint, motion and supporting memorandum that [state officials] have violated Ohio’s procurement laws and Aetna’s due-process rights,” according to the report.
Ohio’s Department of Job and Family Services would not comment on pending litigation. Ohio is restructuring its Medicaid managed care in the hope of saving $1.5 billion over the next two years.
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