Medicaid Managed Care Groups Under Congressional Investigation

Lawmakers question Medicaid MCOs over their high rates of prior authorization denials. Two U.S. lawmakers with jurisdiction over the Medicaid program are seeking answers from seven of the nation’s largest Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) about the MCO's high rates of prior authorization denials for patients.House Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone (D-NJ) and Senate Finance Committee Chair Ron Wyden (D-OR) sent letters to the MCOs after an “alarming” report by th