MyCare Ohio is a managed care demonstration for Ohioans eligible for both Medicare and Medicaid, coordinating medical care, behavioral health, and long-term services and supports through a single plan. Its Northeast Ohio region covers all of Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, and Geauga counties, plus Summit and Portage counties. As of mid-2026 Ohio was mid-transition on a restructuring called Next Generation MyCare, so families should confirm current plan and county status directly with the Ohio Department of Medicaid.
The detail behind the program
For the roughly seven-county Cleveland region this site covers, MyCare Ohio's footprint is actually the one program that lines up neatly with every county: Cuyahoga, Lake, Lorain, Medina, Geauga, Summit, and Portage are all included.
The catch is that MyCare Ohio only applies to people who qualify for both Medicare and Medicaid at the same time, so-called dual eligibles, and it bundles their medical care, behavioral health, and long-term services into one managed care plan rather than several separate programs.
Because Ohio began a phased restructuring of MyCare Ohio, with the first phase of counties transitioning January 1, 2026, families should treat any plan details as a moving target and verify directly with the Ohio Department of Medicaid before making decisions based on older information.
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