Proposals in Ohio’s Budget Could Lead to Medicaid Cuts

Local families meet with legislators, advocating against Medicaid cuts

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WJW) - Local families are among dozens from across the country at the nation's capital on Thursday meeting with lawmakers to advocate against budget cuts to Medicaid. Mia Wilson, 14, of New Franklin, is in Washington with her family where they met with Senators Bernie Moreno, Jon Husted as well as Representatives Amelia Sykes and Michael Rulli. As FOX 8 shared on Friday, Wilson was born with a critical heart defect and on more …

Cuts to Medicaid for Ohioans with disabilities could take away home care and job help

(iStock / Getty Images Plus) As the Ohio Senate moves forward with its budget proposal, advocates for Medicaid are hoping changes can be made to avoid significant impacts to low income residents, elderly Ohioans, and people with disabilities. Federal fallout As federal funding and systems dwindle, states are left to decide how and whether to make up the difference. Read the latest > Funding from Medicaid allows 3 million Ohioans access to h…

Letter: Medicaid cuts could close rural hospitals

There are 37 Critical Access Hospitals (CAHs) in the state of North Dakota. The CAH designation is designed to reduce the financial vulnerability of rural hospitals and improve access to healthcare by keeping essential services in rural communities. It is…

Proposals in Ohio’s budget could lead to Medicaid cuts

Ohio lawmakers are proposing to trim the amount of money that the state budget contributes to Medicaid and that could end up reducing enrollment.

Guest Commentary: Why Medicaid Matters

Medicaid was designed for children, and children, especially sick children, will suffer if federal politicians cut federal healthcare.

Near-final version of Ohio budget will knock adults and babies off Medicaid, experts and analysts say  - Signal Cleveland

Lawmakers are close to finalizing a state budget that includes changes to Medicaid that could cause a significant number of Ohioans, including children and babies under three, to lose health care coverage. The changes are part of what Republican legislative leaders describe as a larger effort aimed at reducing the cost of a massive program, which provides health insurance to more than 3 million lower-income Ohioans.  The state budgeting process …