Can we be confident that a consulting firm paid almost $10 million by Ohio taxpayers last year to assist in a $22 billion procurement didn't have conflicts of interest? The firm hasn't answered whether any of the Medicaid managed-care bidders were also its clients. And Ohio officials don't appear to have much interest in digging out or publicizing that information.
An Ohio-based Medicaid managed-care company is poised to end its legal action against the state. Last year it accused the Ohio Department of Medicaid of bias and conflicts in a $22 billion bidding process.