Policy priority
Prompt Pay Reform
Small businesses shouldn't be interest-free lenders to the state.
The challenge
System glitches lead to automatic denials of legitimate care. One Ohio provider is carrying $50,000–$60,000 in unpaid claims outstanding for five years.
Why it matters
Payment delays push small agencies toward closure and destabilize the workforce.
What the Alliance supports
- Stronger prompt pay requirements for managed care organizations and contractors
Evidence
Ohio's existing prompt pay rules are not keeping pace with the claims problems providers face today.
“Caregivers shouldn't have to wait because the payment system fails.”