Continuing the Movement for Managed Care

As a coalition of Managed Care Organizations, we remain committed to providing the information necessary to adequately educate lawmakers on Managed Care and how it will benefit the people of Arkansas.

Unlike the other Medicaid proposal, Managed Care is a proven model. Forty other states have adopted Managed Care in various forms because it has a track record of improving the quality of health care while saving hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars. Transferring the financial burden of Medicaid from taxpayers to private MCOs provides the state with budget predictability and creates additional funding for other essential state services.

As such, we urge lawmakers to act in the best interest of almost 3,000 Arkansans who are stuck on a waiting list for Medicaid benefits and could benefit from the savings derived from Managed Care.

Arkansas is at a crossroads in Medicaid health. The state can continue to lag behind the rest of the nation in the distribution of services or we can join the nation’s leaders in providing healthcare that is accountable, accessible, affordable, timely, and most effective.