Conflicting Corporate Claims At The Heart Of Ohio s Blockbuster Medicaid Suit Patch 1 hr ago
Two mega-corporations appear to be claiming they did the same work for Medicaid Ohio’s $24 billion-a-year program that provides health care to the poorest 25% of state residents.
Since the companies received at least $53 million for the work in 2017 alone, the conflicting claims could be a big problem one with potential implications in the many states where the companies do Medicaid business.
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Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost last month filed suit against Centene, the largest Medicaid contractor in the United States, accusing it of charging the state for services it didn’t perform, among other things.
A newly unsealed lawsuit shows that Attorney General Dave Yost accuses health-care giant Centene and two subsidiaries of taking part in a conspiracy to wrongfully and unlawfully obtain . tens of millions of dollars in Medicaid payments meant to help the most vulnerable Ohioans.
Aside from seeking damages triple what Yost said was improperly taken, Yost proposes a potentially bigger blow: barring the three companies from participating in Ohio s federal-state Medicaid program, which could cost them hundreds of millions of dollars.
It s the most serious accusation yet in Ohio s drive to go after pharmacy benefit managers and related entities that have caused financial and legal headaches in Ohio for years especially related to the $3.9 billion allocated for prescription drugs under Medicaid, which provides health-care coverage for the poor and disabled.
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The opening line of a counterpunch to an Ohio lawsuit against health care conglomerate Centene is short and to the point: There are no secrets here; there is nothing that needs to be hidden or, in fact, that even justifies the filing of this lawsuit, said the St. Louis-based corporation in response to court action filed March 11th on behalf of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost.
The Fortune 50 company noted that the lawsuit was filed by special counsel Yost hired from Akron; Jackson, Mississippi; and Washington D.C. in connection with the state Medicaid program to provide prescription drugs and other medical services to poor Ohioans.