Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could lose health care coverage with a proposed repeal of Medicaid expansion in the state budget bill.
The new budget outlines language that could end the Medicaid expansion within the state, leading thousands to lose their health insurance coverage.
A swirl of possible state and federal policy decisions could eject 771,000 Ohioans from Medicaid, a public health insurance program for low-income earners. Those people are covered today thanks to Ohio’s 2013 decision via Gov.
Ohio medical professional are worried about proposed work requirements for Medicaid, fearing that if implemented, the requirements would place barriers to care for patients who need it most, emails obtained and interviews conducted by the Ohio Capital Journal show.
Estate Recovery seeks to obtain repayment for the cost of Medicaid benefits once a Medicaid eligible individual is deceased.
The proposed Medicaid work requirements mean more than 61,000 Ohioans could lose their health insurance according to estimates from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.
A provision in House Bill 96, or the budget for the next fiscal year, shows what would need to happen if the federal government pulls Medicaid funding to states like Ohio. The Trump Administration has said that they plan to cut $2 trillion in Medicaid spending,
Ohio medical professionals are worried about proposed work requirements for Medicaid, fearing that if implemented, they would place barriers to care for patients who need it most, emails obtained and interviews conducted by the Ohio Capital Journal show.
House Bill 8, has been introduced in Ohio with the goal of expanding private insurance and Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing for cancer patients. Some small business groups and health insurers have pushed back.
Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could lose health care coverage with a proposed repeal of Medicaid expansion in the state budget bill.
Those people are covered today thanks to Ohio’s 2013 decision via Gov. John Kasich to extend Medicaid – a social safety net program jointly funded by the federal and state government – to those earning up to 138% of the federal poverty line. For a family of four, that’s about $44,000 per year.
Roughly 770,000 people are at risk of losing Medicaid under a new state budget proposed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine. Newsweek spoke to an expert about how the cuts could affect those in Ohio.The new budget outlines language that could end the Medicaid expansion within the state,
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