Medicaid Commissioner Stephanie Azar urged lawmakers not to abandon a plan to change to a system of managed patient care, a sweeping change that might be in jeopardy because of uncertain funding.
The Legislature’s contract review committee today temporarily blocked an $8.3 million, one-year contract renewal with a consulting firm that is helping Medicaid with the transition to regional care organizations, or RCOs.
Sen. Bill Holtzclaw, R-Madison, the committee chairman, said lawmakers are experiencing “sticker shock” on the cost of the RCO transformation.
Source: Medicaid chief urges lawmakers to stick with managed care plan | AL.com