Ohio Medicaid Member News is a short, periodic email update on the progress of the ODM strategic initiatives for individuals who receive services through Ohio Medicaid’s managed care program. In this issue: The Ohio Department of Medicaid announced four managed care organizations to serve as the Next Generation MyCare plans! Ohio Medicaid annual open enrollment is […]
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Enroll by December 15th in an ACA Marketplace plan to start coverage on January 1, 2025! Enrollment for insurance is now underway! The ACA stands for the Affordable Care Act which is for individuals and families that do not have health insurance through an employer or Medicaid. If you need intensive autism therapy, and
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Our very own Marla Root will be presenting The Power of Your Story: How to Become an Advocate at this years OCALICON conference. Our session is happening today at 1:30pm ET. Marla is honored to be presenting along side Kathi Machle of the Autism Society of Central Ohio and Teresa Kobelt from OCALI, both parents
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Date: July 1, 2022Author: Root Consulting, LLC0 Comments Today is a great day for supporters of the advocacy work done by The Elijah Glen Center, Step By Step and so many other parents and advocates. It’s July 1st and parents no longer have to give up custody to the state to access behavioral stabilization services for their children.
Governor DeWine Announces Launch of OhioRISE, First-Ever Highly Specialized Behavioral Health Program for Kids with Most Complex Needs July 01, 2022 (COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the official launch of Ohio Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence (OhioRISE), a new Ohio Medicaid specialized managed care behavioral health program for young people with the most
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I’m very excited to be speaking at the Milestones National Autism Conference this summer, June 15-16! I’ll be presenting virtually about A Parent-To-Parent Guide: What’s Next After Getting a Prescription or Recommendation for ABA Treatment? and I hope you’ll join me for the other 80+ sessions too!
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This live webinar hosted by the Ohio Department of Insurance is geared toward behavioral health providers, billing staff, and other administrative professionals and will explain how the department regulates Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder benefits and provide a tutorial of the department’s Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Benefits tools and resources on the
Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA) “Parity Act” Passed in 2008, MHPEA is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit limitations compared to medical/surgical benefits. It brought mental health and addiction treatments
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Mental health is health – period. “When someone gets the flu, or sprains an ankle, there’s no question about whether care is needed. If that person has health insurance, they can go to their doctor, or nearest urgent care or hospital. It’s often a commonplace, run-of-the-mill experience. You go in, you pay a copayment, you
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Our founder Marla Root was a speaker for the virtual 2021 Milestones National Autism Conference. Her presentation,Autism Insurance Services including Telehealth in a Post-Pandemic World, focused on four key areas: identifying health insurance options such as covering ABA, speech, and occupational therapy services; identifying how telehealth may be a viable option for autism treatment delivery;
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