MCO CareSource Acquires The Columbus Organization, National I/DD Provider Organization

CareSource, a non-profit managed care organization (MCO), acquired The Columbus Organization from HealthEdge Investment Partners. The Columbus Organization provides services for individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities (IDD) and behavioral health challenges. This is CareSource’s first major acquisition. Financial terms were not disclosed. The Columbus Organization will operate as a standalone company within CareSource and continue to serve its current customers across the U.S, and its 500+ employees will continue as employees of The Columbus Organization.

The Columbus Organization provides care coordination, professional clinical staffing, and quality improvement services. With operations in 13 states, the organization serves more than 100,000 people. Since 1984, The Columbus Organization has assisted more than 140 state and local agencies in over 40 states and the District of Columbia to help solve staffing and programmatic problems.

CareSource is a non-profit, multi-state health plan recognized as a national leader in managed care. Founded in 1989, CareSource administers a Medicaid managed care plan in Ohio and offers Medicaid, Health Insurance Marketplace, Medicare Advantage and dual-eligible programs. It serves 2 million members in Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Ohio, and West Virginia. CareSource is also a partner in CareSource PASSE, which has been approved as a new option for the Provider-Led Arkansas Shared Savings Entity (PASSE) Program for Arkansans with complex behavioral health challenges and individuals with I/DD.

HealthEdge Investment Partners, LLC is an operating-oriented private equity firm founded in 2005 that focuses exclusively on the health care industry. HealthEdge seeks to achieve returns by investing in businesses that benefit from the knowledge, experience, and network of relationships of its partners. HealthEdge’s partners have more than 100 years of combined experience in healthcare as operating executives and investors.

This was reported by CareSource on November 19, 2021.

Contact information: CareSource, 230 N. Main Street, Dayton, Ohio 45402; Website: https://www.caresource.com/

Contact information: The Columbus Organization, 350 Sentry Parkway, Building 620, Suite 120, Blue Bell, PA 19422; (610) 592-0292; Fax: (888) 379-2524; Email: info@columbusorg.com; Website: https://www.columbusorg.com/

Contact information: HealthEdge, 5550 W. Executive Drive Suite 230, Tampa, FL 33609; (813) 490-7100; Fax: (813) 490-7111; Email: info@HealthEdgePartners.com; Website: https://www.healthedgepartners.com/

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COVID-19 Risk Management Plan August 11, 2021

We are excited to return to sunny southern California for The 2021 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute at the picturesque Newport Beach Marriott Hotel & Spa, August 23-26, 2021. To help plan your in-person attendance, visit https://openminds.com/live-mbpi/ for a schedule of events happening throughout the week.

The resurgence of the COVID Delta variant has certainly created new challenges for the country and for our families. Fortunately, the available COVID vaccinations have been very successful in preventing symptomatic infections and illness. But I did want to let you know that our team at OPEN MINDS is committed to making our executive events as safe as possible and have an active risk management plan in place. I wanted to share with you the key elements of our plan:

Masking. Every participant will receive a mask as part of their registration materials. Unvaccinated people will be required to wear masks – and vaccinated attendees will be encouraged to wear masks. If the local or state governments have more restrictive standards (including mandatory masking or requiring proof of vaccination) at the time of our institutes, we will follow those standards.

Social Distancing. We are working with the event venue to hold all sessions in the largest possible rooms with seating as far apart as possible. In order to accomplish this, we ask that you select in advance the sessions you plan to attend in-person at the event venue. This will assist us with room and seating arrangements.

Outdoor Events. Where possible, we will use outdoor spaces for networking events and smaller sessions.

Hand Sanitation. Hand sanitation stations are available throughout the event venue and hand sanitizer is included in your registration materials, courtesy of our partner, Qualifacts+Credible.

Virtual Sessions. Every session will be partially or fully available in a virtual capacity:

We are livestreaming via GoToWebinar our plenary sessions – keynote addresses and plenary panels. You can participate online from your hotel room (or from your home office if you can’t attend on-site). We will be accepting questions from both the onsite and online audiences.
Each executive seminar is being offered at two separate times, one live at the event venue and the other exclusively for virtual attendees.
We are recording the audio for each session – and will post the audio along with presentation materials after each session.
A virtual exhibit hall will be available with access to all exhibitor contact information, product demos, and engagement opportunities.

We will continue to monitor any changes in the CDC recommendations for the continued safety of the public. If you have any concerns or questions, feel free to reach out to a member of our team at events@openminds.com or by phone at 877-350-6463. We look forward to seeing you at The 2021 OPEN MINDS Management Best Practices Institute.

Monica E. Oss
Chief Executive Officer
OPEN MINDS

MCO CareSource Acquires The Columbus Organization, National I/DD Provider Organization

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