The Facts About Managed Care #3

FACT CHECK:

Managed Care Opponents Mislead Arkansas Taxpayers In Latest Arkansas Business Issue

Managed Care Opponents Refuse To Offer Solutions Yet Acknowledge Arkansas Medicaid System Is Broken

Opponents Agree That Medicaid Has “Fallen Short” For Patients. “David Wroten, executive vice president of the Arkansas Medical Society, said the populations that would be offered to MCOs are the most difficult to manage, and efforts to increase efficiency have fallen short there.” (Arkansas Business, 7/4/16)

Opponents Falsely Claim Current Medicaid System Is Already Saving Money. “Jodiane Tritt, vice president of government relations for the Arkansas Hospital Association, said — and other health care professionals agreed — that the state is already using many of the methods MCOs tout as money-saving.” (Arkansas Business, 7/4/16)