(COLUMBUS, Ohio)—Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) Director Maureen Corcoran recognize the three-year anniversary of Ohio Resilience through Integrated Systems and Excellence (OhioRISE), a specialized managed care behavioral health program.
Governor DeWine launched OhioRISE in July 2022 to address long-standing gaps in care for Ohio’s young people with the most complex needs. OhioRISE brings together state agencies and community support to create a statewide network of care management entities to help Ohio families manage and coordinate the care their child needs.
“OhioRISE is giving hope to children and families who have faced enormous challenges,” said Governor DeWine. “This program is another example of our commitment to ensure all children have the resources they need to reach their full potential. Today we celebrate the progress OhioRISE has made in three years, and we look forward to even more growth in the years ahead.”
OhioRISE has changed the way tens of thousands of Ohio children, youth, and families are navigating complex behavioral health challenges. When OhioRISE launched, 5,500 youth were receiving behavioral health services through Medicaid, like home-based intensive care. In the first three years, OhioRISE has expanded its reach to provide services for nearly 50,000 youth.
Collaboration between state and local programs combine expertise across systems to provide services that help kids thrive at home, at school, and in their communities while keeping families together and reducing the need for hospitalization and out-of-state care. OhioRISE collaborates with 18 regional care management entities (CMEs) through Aetna Better Health of Ohio. Individual care coordinators serve as community-based experts to help Ohio families with personalized case management to better meet every child’s emotional, behavioral, and physical needs.
“OhioRISE is not a one-size-fits-all program. It is about building capacity in communities, empowering families, and developing services that meet each child where they are from the most rural areas to our largest cities,” said ODM Director Maureen Corcoran. “Together, we are changing the life trajectory for these young people and their families.”
