Executive Briefings | December 10, 2016
The Coordination Of Benefits Issue: A Sticky Wicket For Some
For those of you who don’t play cricket, a “sticky wicket” is something to be avoided. It refers to damp ground that interferes with the action of the ball. In every other context, a sticky wicket means a difficult circumstance – a situation where there is no option you can take which is necessarily a good one.
This phrase came to mind when I read about one of the changes coming to the Ohio Medicaid behavioral health landscape next year. As part of the state’s “behavioral health redesign” — starting July 1, 2017 — Ohio Medicaid will implement an enhanced “payer . . .