Ohio House Wants To Include Work Requirements For Medicaid according to : wcbe

The Ohio House's state budget proposal includes a new work requirement for the 700 thousand people enrolled in Medicaid. Supporters say a premium will get enrollees used to paying for their health care coverage for when they're no longer on Medicaid. He's all for the Medicaid expansion requirements but he thinks that ambiguous language can create loopholes. Steve Wagner with the Universal Health Care Action Network is adamantly opposed to these provisions and says the job requirement is especially counterintuitive. None of these changes can take effect unless the federal government approves a waiver, which supporters think is more likely to happen now under a Trump administration than in the past.




Supporters say a premium will get enrollees used to paying for their health care coverage for when they're no longer on Medicaid. He's all for the Medicaid expansion requirements but he thinks that ambiguous language can create loopholes. Steve Wagner with the Universal Health Care Action Network is adamantly opposed to these provisions and says the job requirement is especially counterintuitive. The Ohio House is looking over a new budget proposal that has a fair share of controversial recommendations. None of these changes can take effect unless the federal government approves a waiver, which supporters think is more likely to happen now under a Trump administration than in the past.

House weighs Medicaid vote

COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives plans to vote next week on a two-year budget that would make it tougher to qualify for Medicaid coverage under Gov. Medicaid, in general, is the biggest piece of the state budget and, therefore, a likely target for cuts. Mr. Kasich has proposed asking for a federal waiver for a separate plan requiring income-based premiums of about $20 per month for childless, nonpregnant adults. As a percentage of county population, rural Ohioans are more likely to receive coverage under the broader Medicaid program. "At this time, we are still reviewing the changes made in the [amended] bill and will continue working with the House during the budget process," said Brittany Warner, spokesman for the Department of Medicaid.


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