Ohio Dept. of Job and Family Services to Speed Up Enrollment in Medicaid Managed Care

The recently enacted SFY 2008-2009 Biennial Budget included assumptions that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) will be working with counties to speed up enrollment of Medicaid consumers into managed care plans. Once an application has been submitted for Medicaid benefits, a notice will be generated to the applicant asking them to select a managed care plan. Regional managed care plan information will also be sent to the applicant. The applicant then will either select or be assigned to a managed care plan when the benefit determination is complete. The idea to is enroll applicants into the managed care plans 45 days sooner than is the current practice. Additional information on the Medicaid managed care plans may be obtained at http://jfs.ohio.gov