A bipartisan group of Ohio legislators wants to change the state’s Medicaid program in a way they say could save hundreds of millions of dollars each year. The plan, called Medicaid Savings Act, would reduce administrative costs by simplifying the Medicaid system, which would increase the numbers of physicians participating in the program and reduce emergency care and urgent care visits. It is modeled after the Medicaid program in Connecticut. “We know that this has worked in Connecticut," State Sen. Louis W. Blessing, R-Colerain Township, said at a news conference. “And we know ...