Buckeye Health Plan – MyCare Ohio (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) Members
Learn about Wellcare By Buckeye Health Plan and all that it has to offer.
Buckeye Health Plan – MyCare Ohio (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) is a health plan that contracts with both Medicare and Ohio Medicaid to provide benefits of both programs to enrollees. Those who meet the rules can join our plan to can get benefits from one single health plan.
Those who meet the rules to join in our plan for Ohio Medicaid, they will get the following benefits from our health plan:
These waivers provide members on Ohio Medicaid with certain services that allow them to get long-term care outside of a hospital or nursing facility. Those who meet the rules to join have been understood as having a physical or emotional need or skilled level of care. Without the services available through the waiver benefit, these individuals are at risk for hospital or long-term nursing home placement.
MyCare Ohio will include all of the services that are covered in the following home and community-based Medicaid waivers: PASSPORT, Choices, Assisted Living, Ohio Home Care, and Transitions Carve-out. If you are getting services in one of these waivers at the time you joined in MyCare Ohio, you can continue to get those same services by your same providers for a specified time.
Finally, Ohio Medicaid covers drugs for all recipients except those who are able to join in Medicare Part D; Part D-eligible recipients can only get Ohio Medicaid coverage for medications that are not covered by Medicare Part D.
For Buckeye members who joined in our plan for Medicare, they will get the following benefits from our health plan:
For more information on any of these benefits we provide, please call Buckeye Member Services at 1-866-549-8289. Hours are from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday through Friday. After hours, on weekends and on holidays, you may be asked to leave a message. Your call will be returned within the next business day. TTY users call 711.
If you have a complaint about us or any provider (including a non-network or network provider), you can use an online form.
You are now able to view your health information from a third-party app on a mobile device or PC! Check out the Interoperability page to learn more.