As Zach Cattell, the newly appointed president and CEO of CarDon & Associates, celebrates wins, he is mindful of several challenges stemming from both federal and state policies, with the biggest one currently being Indiana’s shift to managed Medicaid.
Managed Medicaid is only currently implemented in a few states such as Illinois, Iowa, Ohio and Arizona, and has been in place since July of last year in Indiana, where about 80% of nursing home residents are Medicaid beneficiaries. It has caused major headaches in the states, including for Indiana-based CarDon.
Indiana’s transition to managed Medicaid through a dual integration program has a complicated process with impact on admissions and eligibility, requiring CarDon to overhaul internal workflows, Cattell noted.
Siddiqi, Z., (2025, June 25). CarDon CEO Zach Cattell: Managed Medicaid is ‘Biggest Wrench’ Pushing System Overhaul. Skilled Nursing News. https://skillednursingnews.com/2025/06/cardon-ceo-zach-cattell-managed-medicaid-is-biggest-wrench-pushing-system-overhaul/
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