File a Grievance or Appeal

As a Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ member, you have the right to submit a:

  • Coverage Determination – A decision we make about your benefits and coverage or the amount we will pay for your medical services, items, or medications.
  • Organization Determination – A decision we make about the coverage of a service.
  • Appeal – A request to have us reconsider and change the decision made or the action taken.
  • Grievance – An official complaint. This process is used for certain types of problems such as quality of care, waiting times, receiving a bill and customer service.

How to Request a Coverage Determination

To request a decision, you have these options:

Providers can complete the Coverage Determination Request Form to provide supporting statements for an exception request.

How to Request an Organization Determination 

To request a decision, you have these options:

If you are unhappy with our decision, you can appeal the decision by asking for us to reconsider the original request.

Find more information in chapter 9 of your Member Handbook on the Plan Documents page.

What is a State Hearing?

If your request for a covered service is not approved, you may be able to ask the state to review our decision. This is called a state hearing. Before any state hearing request, you must have followed the Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ appeal process. If your appeal is denied and you qualify for a state hearing you will receive a request form with the letter we send you.*

*Once your appeal has been completed, if you disagree with the outcome and your decision letter included a state hearing request form, you may request a state hearing to have your request reconsidered.

Next Steps

Here’s more information about what to do next:

Plan Complaints

You can find out how many people have filed complaints against Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ MyCare Ohio. Call Member Services and ask about “the total number of grievances, appeals and exceptions” for the Plan/Part D sponsor.

Call Member Services at 1-855-475-3163 (TTY: 1-833-711-4711 or 711), Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 8 p.m.

What is an Appointed Representative?

You can have a relative, friend, advocate, provider or other person who can act on your behalf in filing a grievance, coverage determination or appeal. We call these people appointed representatives.

In order for Ë¿¹Ï¶ÌÊÓƵ MyCare Ohio to talk with your appointed representative, must fill out the . Call Member Services to have the form mailed to you. This form must be sent each time you have someone submit a grievance, appeal or request for a decision on your behalf.