Medicaid director defends next‑generation reforms; proposes hospital fee increase, 340B limits and other changes
Ohio Department of Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran told the Senate Medicaid Committee that the 2026–27 budget strengthens program integrity, continues the single PBM and proposes a hospital franchise‑fee increase and 340B limits tied to state‑directed payment quality metrics.
The full story
Maureen Corcoran, director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), presented the department’s 2026–27 budget overview and defended several next‑generation procurement decisions, including a single pharmacy benefit manager (PBM), stronger data use for eligibility and program integrity, and a hospital financing package that combines an increased franchise fee with state‑directed payments and limits on 340B participation.
Sign up to keep reading.
Your free newsletter brings you what your city council, county, and school board discussed and decided.