Paramount Sues Ohio Medicaid Dept. Over Contract Loss

Paramount Advantage, a health plan subsidiary of integrated health system ProMedica, is suing the Ohio Dept. of Medicaid over the state’s decision to not renew its Medicaid managed care contract.

Lori Johnston, president of Paramount Health Care, told the Columbus Dispatch that the decision could force the payer to lay off 1,000 workers.

Affiliates of UnitedHealth Group, Humana Inc., Molina Healthcare, Inc., AmeriHealth Caritas, Anthem, Inc. and CareSource all won contracts, while Centene Corp.’s proposed award was deferred due to an ongoing lawsuit in which the state accuses the firm of overcharging for PBM services.

Adapted from the 5/14/21 issue of AIS’s Health Plan Weekly