New Report on Medicaid Managed Care and Rural America

03 May New Report on Medicaid Managed Care and Rural America

The South Carolina Rural Health Research Center released their new report on Medicaid Managed Care and rural America.

“Nearly all states use managed care organizations (MCOs) to control costs and improve delivery of care for Medicaid beneficiaries. Making beneficiary enrollment in managed care mandatory, rather than optional, requires a waiver from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Regulations associated with the waiver process require that all beneficiaries have a choice of at least two MCOs. States may elect to seek a “rural exception” to the MCO choice requirement.”