Industry Resources | September 29, 2014
OIG Report On State Standards for Access to Care in Medicaid Managed Care (OEI-02-11-00320)
In September 2014, the federal Office of the Inspector General (OIG) issued a report (OEI-02-11-00320) evaluating the adequacy of access to care for enrollees in Medicaid managed care. This report describes the standards that states establish for access to care in their Medicaid managed care programs and how states determine compliance with these standards. A companion report determines the extent to which providers offer appointments to enrollees and the timeliness of these appointments. To conduct the assessment, OIG surveyed state Medicaid agency officials in the 33 States with comprehensive, "full risk" Medicaid managed care and collected documentation . . .