Ohioans on Medicaid encouraged to prepare for end of COVID emergency By Mary Schermann Kuhlman Public News Service Apr 14, 2022 No news is good news for Ohioans who enrolled in Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency. State Medicaid agencies are prohibited from dis-enrolling beneficiaries until the end of the month in which
Ohio business reaction to abortion ban underscores link between economy and health care The Statehouse News Bureau | By Andy Chow Published June 28, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT A handful of Ohio’s top employers are offering to pay their workers’ travel costs if they need to leave the state for abortion services, now that Ohio’s new
Friday, January 31, 2020 Federal Medicaid Block Grant Offer Draws Interest, Worries From Gongwer Critics this week warned that the block granting of Medicaid could lead to more liability for the state and the loss of federal dollars. “The federal offer of program flexibility is an illusory benefit, CMS is offering not much more than
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: CONTACT 29 January 2020 (614) 505-9460 It is expected that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will announce Thursday its plan to allow states to receive a block grant for the Medicaid program instead of paying the federal share of Medicaid expenses. Steve Wagner, Executive Director for UHCAN Ohio, noted
‘Nine years later, I still owe $19,000’ — Ohioans struggle with surprise medical bills Columbus Dispatch About 1 in 3 Ohioans with private health insurance was surprised by a medical bill in the past year, according to a new survey, and those surprises were not pleasant. Twice, Greg Pace went to the emergency room for
Ohio’s plan to add work requirements for Medicaid gets push back Kaitlin Schroeder, Staff Writer 5:30 p.m Thursday, April 5, 2018 Dozens of medical and social service lobbying groups are pushing back against Ohio Medicaid’s request to create work requirements for able-bodied adults covered through Medicaid expansion. The Trump administration opened the door for states
