CareSource is a US not-for-profit managed care organization for Medicaid patients. This week, the Dayton (Ohio) Daily News ran an investigative series on its leadership and governance which may provide a larger lesson on the disconnect between the high ideals and high costs of the dysfunctional US health care system.
The main issue uncovered by the investigation was CareSource's generosity to its CEO. As reported in "CareSource CEO's compensation grew faster than revenues at nonprofit ,"
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