Researchers at University of Illinois Release New Data on Insurance (State sanctions may not affect Medicaid managed care): Insurance

2026 JUN 05 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at NewsRx Policy and Law Daily -- Investigators publish new report on Insurance. According to news originating from Chicago, Illinois, by NewsRx correspondents, research stated, “Sanctions are a key tool that states use to hold Medicaid managed care organizations (MCOs) accountable for their use of public funds. The 2023 reports that MCOs submit to CMS have been made publicly available.”

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the University of Illinois, “One-fourth of the sanctions states levy against MCOs are not remediated. States vary widely in how they enforce standards and penalize noncompliant MCOs.”

According to the news editors, the research concluded: “In the absence of clear CMS guidelines on sanction reporting and follow-up, gaps in oversight can leave compliance issues unresolved and beneficiaries unprotected.”

This research has been peer-reviewed.

For more information on this research see: State sanctions may not affect Medicaid managed care. The American Journal of Managed Care, 2026;32(5):302-304. The American Journal of Managed Care can be contacted at: Managed Care & Healthcare Communications Llc, 666 Plainsboro Rd, Ste 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.

The news correspondents report that additional information may be obtained from Aparna Ramakrishnan, University of Illinois, Chicago, IL.

The publisher’s contact information for the The American Journal of Managed Care is: Managed Care & Healthcare Communications Llc, 666 Plainsboro Rd, Ste 300, Plainsboro, NJ 08536, USA.

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