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The Ohio Department of Medicaid Announces Four Next Generation MyCare Plans

Client Alert
November 11, 2024

On November 1, 2024, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) announced four managed care organizations that will become ODM’s Next Generation MyCare plans starting January 2026. MyCare Ohio is a managed care program that supports Ohioans across 29 counties enrolled in both Medicare and Medicaid.

Currently, Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, Molina HealthCare of Ohio, Aetna Better Health of Ohio, and United Healthcare Community Plan make up the MyCare plans available to plan participants. Ohioans will continue to receive coverage under the existing MyCare plans until the Next Generation MyCare plans take effect in 2026.  

ODM’s Next Generation MyCare program strives to enhance both the MyCare member and provider experience. ODM Director Maureen Corcoran shared that the Next Generation plans were selected “after more than a year of stakeholder engagement efforts that gathered patient feedback from members, family caregivers and other stakeholders across the state.”[1] She explained that these efforts helped ODM to “understand their experiences with healthcare and the associated life choices, with a focus on how to improve individual health outcomes and population wellness.”[2] As a result, ODM awarded the following plans to serve MyCare members starting in 2026:

  • Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield
  • Buckeye Health Plan
  • CareSource
  • Molina HealthCare of Ohio

Members currently enrolled in Aetna Better Health of Ohio or United Healthcare Community Plan will be required to select a new plan from the list of Next Generation MyCare plans. ODM will provide these members with enrollment information before their coverage lapses in January 2026.

For MyCare members currently enrolled in Buckeye Health Plan, CareSource, or Molina Healthcare of Ohio, no action is required for those who would like to continue with their existing plan. However, they may elect to change their coverage to a different Next Generation plan.

The newly selected plans promote the program’s goals of:

  • Focusing on the individual
  • Improving individual and population wellness and health outcomes
  • Creating a personalized care experience
  • Supporting providers in continuously improving car
  • Improving care for individuals with complex needs to promote independence in the community
  • Increasing program transparency and accountability

ODM stated that statewide expansion of the program is expected to follow the transition to the Next Generation MyCare plans.

If you have questions about the Next Generation MyCare program, please contact BMD Healthcare Member Daphne Kackloudis at dlkackloudis@bmdllc.com or Attorney Kate Crawford at khcrawford@bmdllc.com.

[1] Ohio Medicaid Announces MyCare Ohio Plans Chosen to Serve Ohioans in Next Generation Program, Ohio Dept. of Medicaid (Nov. 1, 2024), https://medicaid.ohio.gov/news/press-release/odm-nextgen-mycare-ohio-plans.

[2] Id.

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