 |
CareSource celebrates 15 years of success
DAYTON, Ohio, May 20, 2004 – CareSource, Ohio’s largest Medicaid managed health-care plan, is proud to be celebrating its 15-year anniversary in May 2004. Although 15 years is not long in some industries, it is a tremendous milestone in the business of Medicaid managed care.
CareSource began in 1989 as Dayton Area Health Plan and is now the oldest Medicaid managed-care plan in the state. When DAHP began, Ohio had five other Medicaid managed-care plans; all have since left the market or gone out of business. By 1996, Ohio had 17 Medicaid managed-care plans; only five are still in operation. With almost 336,000 members, CareSource is by far the largest Medicaid plan in the state and the eighth-largest in the nation. It is also the second-fastest-growing Medicaid HMO and the fifth-fastest-growing HMO of any type in the nation.
President and CEO Pamela B. Morris attributes CareSource’s success to its vision, its focus and its people. “Our mission has always been to make a difference in the lives of underserved people by improving their health care,” Morris said. “We have remained focused on that, even when it meant pursuing federal legislation to get an exemption from the requirement that 25 percent of our membership not be enrolled in Medicaid. Finally, we never could have survived, much less thrived, for 15 years without our loyal and dedicated employees.”
CareSource marked its 15-year anniversary with a reception for employees and board members on May 12 at the Marriott Hotel in Dayton. Morris presented high points of the company’s history, and several board members and employees spoke.
About CareSource
Established in 1989, CareSource is a nonprofit group that serves Medicaid consumers in 13 Ohio counties -- Butler, Clark, Clermont, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Greene, Hamilton, Lorain, Montgomery, Pickaway, Stark, Summit and Warren. CareSource covers all Medicaid services required by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and offers extra benefits such as a 24-hour nurse hotline, a gift certificate program for pregnant members and transportation to doctors’ appointments.
CareSource is affiliated with CareSource Management Group, which offers a full spectrum of services for companies that operate a managed health-care plan. Among CSMG’s services are administration, including claims processing and payment, case and medical management, provider relations, quality improvement, and regulatory compliance; 24-hour services, including a nurse hotline; and financial consultation and turnaround. CSMG administers Community Choice Michigan, a Medicaid managed-care plan serving 56,000 members in 29 counties in Michigan.
|