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Judge Orders ODJFS To Review All Denials For Unemployment In 21 Days
By: Karen Kasler | NPR
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services has 21 days to decide appeals from people who were denied federal pandemic unemployment assistance, according to… Read More
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Nearly $20 Billion In Tax Credits In DeWine’s Budget Likely To Stay
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There aren’t any tax cuts in Gov. Mike DeWine’s first budget. Lawmakers may change that when they introduce their version of it soon. But they probably won’t change the $19.2 billion… Read More
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Bill To Change How Insurers Deny Treatments Till Others Are Tried Moves Forward
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The bill doesn’t ban so-called “step therapy”, but would allow for exemptions such as if medication causes an allergy or if the patient has already tried the treatment and it… Read More
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Results In 2018 Vote Showed “Tribal” Tendencies In Ohio To Some Experts
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There were some surprises buried in the results of the 2018 election, many of them for Democrats, who lost the five big statewide executive offices. But they weren’t surprising to… Read More
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Former HHS Secretary Sued Over ACA Blasts DeWine In Continuing Debate Over Pre-Existing Conditions
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The head of the federal agency that put the Affordable Care Act into effect in 2010 spent the day in her home state of Ohio. It’s part of an effort… Read More
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Ohio Gov. Kasich Stumps Again In Support Of Medicaid Expansion
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An analysis by the state shows Medicaid expansion has cut in half the number of uninsured Ohioans. Most recipients said the expansion made it easier to find work and care for their families.