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Lawmakers easily approve changes to Ohio Medicaid after earlier controversy
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A Republican-backed bill that began the week banning Medicaid payments to family caregivers in Ohio ended up without that provision and with overwhelming approval, even… Read More
A provision banning Ohio Medicaid payments to family caregivers has been stripped from an anti-fraud bill
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A controversial provision that would have banned Ohio Medicaid payments for paid family caregivers has been removed from a bill that seeks to fight fraud… Read More
Sight, snakes and possible swindles were themes in Dr. Oz’s visit to Ohio
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — President Trump’s director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to a Columbus-area elementary school to see the results of a government-sponsored… Read More
A report indicates more than half a million Ohioans could lose Medicaid coverage in the next decade
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A new report shows recent cuts in funding from Ohio’s Medicaid budget will force more than a half a million Ohioans off the program… Read More
Legislative leaders speak out about allegations of fraud in Ohio’s Medicaid program
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Trump administration is temporarily stopping new home health and hospital providers from enrolling in Medicare because of concerns about fraud in the system…. Read More
Ohio was awarded $202 million for rural health. It’s not enough to offset federal Medicaid cuts
By: Erin Gottsacker | The Ohio Newsroom, Taylor Winzer | Ideastream Public Media
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Ohio is receiving more than $200 million from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid as part of a newly created federal program to strengthen health care in rural communities. The… Read More
Dental care isn’t accessible in much of southeast Ohio. Medicaid cuts could make matters worse.
By: Amanda Pirani
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REEDSVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — Hygienist Amy Satterfield tries to make dental care appointments a positive experience for her patients. During an afternoon cleaning, she promises the elementary student… Read More
How Medicaid cuts could impact Ohio’s rural healthcare systems
By: Amanda Pirani
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ZANESVILLE, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) – Matt Perry, chief executive officer of Genesis Healthcare System, says serving rural populations comes with some tough business margins. “It’s both more challenging, but… Read More
Changes to Medicaid expansion could impact thousands of recipients in southeast Ohio
By: Amanda Pirani
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WILMINGTON, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) – James McMullen was 13 when doctors removed his colon. Now he uses an ostomy bag and several medications to maintain his condition, both of… Read More
Medicaid cuts could have big consequences for rural hospitals
By: Allie Vugrincic | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Democratic lawmakers and liberal policy analysts say changes to Medicaid in President Donald Trump’s massive tax cut and spending bill could mean big trouble for rural… Read More
Advocates for low-income Ohioans urge the state to be flexible to brace for Medicaid cuts
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — One in four Ohioans rely on Medicaid to see a doctor or go to the hospital, including 1.3 million children. The federal budget contains… Read More
Advocates for low-income southeast Ohioans see red tape, lost coverage and economic damage in the federal tax cut bill
ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — On the day the House of Representatives passed its version of the major domestic policy bill now moving through Congress, freshman GOP U.S. Rep…. Read More
Ohioans brace for possible Medicaid cuts
By: Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence | Ideastream Public Media
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BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (Ideastream Public Media) — Stacks and stacks of plastic storage bins fill the closets, cupboards and corners of Casey Daulbaugh’s home in Bowling Green. She keeps them… Read More
Local organizations warn southeast Ohio faces huge state and federal cuts to critical programs
By: Theo Peck-Suzuki | Report for America
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GLOUSTER, Ohio (WOUB/Report for America) — State and federal aid programs are a defining pillar of everyday life for thousands of southeast Ohioans. Now many of those programs are facing… Read More
The Ohio budget would cut Medicaid for nearly 770,000 Ohioans if the feds cut their payment percentage
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There are 769,869 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act – which could end under a provision in… Read More
Bill seeks to help Ohio Medicaid patients being denied dental care based on age
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Some Ohioans who rely on Medicaid coverage for dental care are running into a problem: They are being denied coverage for that care because… Read More
More than 1 million people are dropped from Medicaid as states start a post-pandemic purge of rolls
By: David A. Lieb | Andrew DeMillo | AP
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More than 1 million people have been dropped from Medicaid in the past couple months as some states moved swiftly to halt health care coverage following the end of the… Read More
Supreme Court looks at whether Medicare and Medicaid were overbilled under fraud law
By: Nina Totenberg | NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — The U.S. Supreme Court will hear arguments on Tuesday in a case that could undermine one of the government’s most powerful tools for fighting fraud in government… Read More
Medicaid renewals are starting. Those who don’t reenroll could get kicked off
By: Maria Godoy I NPR
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WASHINGTON (NPR) — Dominique Jackson has been on Medicaid for seven years. But the Columbus, Ohio, resident didn’t realize he’d have to verify his eligibility every year to keep his… Read More
Pandemic rules for Medicaid enrollment are ending soon. Here’s what that means
By: John Yang | Andrew Corkery | PBS NewsHour
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WASHINGTON (NewsHour) — The nation’s uninsured rate reached an all-time low during the pandemic, largely because Congress temporarily blocked states from kicking people off Medicaid even if they were no… Read More
Hidden audits reveal millions in overcharges by Medicare Advantage plans
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Newly released federal audits reveal widespread overcharges and other errors in payments to Medicare Advantage health plans, with some plans overbilling the government more than $1,000… Read More
Ohio House approves bill allowing doula services to be covered by Medicaid
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — A bill to expand access to doula services is moving to the Ohio Senate after receiving a near unanimous vote out of the Ohio… Read More
Advocates worry new law could lead to vulnerable Ohioans being kicked off Medicaid
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The COVID-19 Public Health Emergency that the federal government declared in January 2020 is set to expire on Saturday. That’s likely to be extended… Read More
A staffing crisis is causing a monthslong wait for Medicaid, and it could get worse
By: Bram Sable Smith | Rachana Pradhan | Kaiser Health News
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SALEM, Mo. (NPR) — Korra Elliott has tried to avoid seeing a doctor while waiting to get on Medicaid. She worries she can’t afford more bills without any insurance coverage…. Read More
Ohio AG Settles With Pharmacy Benefits Manager For $88.3 Million
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio has settled a lawsuit filed just three months ago with a pharmacy benefits manager it accused of using subcontractors to overcharge Ohio’s Medicaid program…. Read More