Medicaid /tags/medicaid Medicaid en-US Copyright Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:49:52 GMT Study: eliminating Ohio's Medicaid expansion would have costs beyond state's projections /2025-07-25/study-eliminating-ohios-medicaid-expansion-would-have-costs-beyond-states-projections A group that studies the issue says ending Medicaid expansion in Ohio could have costs even beyond the hundreds of millions the state says it would have to spend to fill the gap in federal funds. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:49:52 GMT /2025-07-25/study-eliminating-ohios-medicaid-expansion-would-have-costs-beyond-states-projections Karen Kasler Medicaid cuts could have big consequences for rural hospitals /2025-07-21/medicaid-cuts-could-have-big-consequences-for-rural-hospitals Many of Ohio's rural hospitals are barely breaking even. Now, new Medicaid changes could mean a major loss of income. Mon, 21 Jul 2025 08:05:00 GMT /2025-07-21/medicaid-cuts-could-have-big-consequences-for-rural-hospitals Allie Vugrincic HIV community faces a double whammy: Medicaid reductions and CDC funding cuts /2025-07-09/hiv-community-faces-a-double-whammy-medicaid-reductions-and-cdc-funding-cuts Several Midwestern Cities have been designated as HIV “hotspots” due to the rising number of new cases; and the South accounts for nearly half of all HIV diagnoses nationwide. Wed, 09 Jul 2025 09:00:00 GMT /2025-07-09/hiv-community-faces-a-double-whammy-medicaid-reductions-and-cdc-funding-cuts Side Effects Public Media Congresswoman Joyce Beatty returned to DC after hip and eye surgeries forced her to miss votes /politics-government/2025-07-07/congresswoman-joyce-beatty-returned-to-dc-after-hip-and-eye-surgeries-forced-her-to-miss-votes The 75-year-old congresswoman revealed in a social media video with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries that she underwent a hip replacement surgery and eye surgery. She came back to D.C. Thursday to vote against President Donald Trump's budget reconciliation bill. Mon, 07 Jul 2025 20:11:47 GMT /politics-government/2025-07-07/congresswoman-joyce-beatty-returned-to-dc-after-hip-and-eye-surgeries-forced-her-to-miss-votes George Shillcock Advocates for low-income Ohioans urge state to be flexible to brace for Medicaid cuts /2025-06-30/advocates-for-low-income-ohioans-urge-state-to-be-flexible-to-brace-for-medicaid-cuts A bill in Congress could cut Medicaid substantially, and advocates for low-income Ohioans says the state needs to be able to respond. Mon, 30 Jun 2025 23:13:04 GMT /2025-06-30/advocates-for-low-income-ohioans-urge-state-to-be-flexible-to-brace-for-medicaid-cuts Jo Ingles New studies show how cutting Medicaid could be deadly /2025-06-06/new-studies-show-how-cutting-medicaid-could-be-deadly What's at stake if major Medicaid reforms make it through Congress? Fri, 06 Jun 2025 15:34:32 GMT /2025-06-06/new-studies-show-how-cutting-medicaid-could-be-deadly Side Effects Public Media Ohioans brace for possible Medicaid cuts /2025-05-13/ohioans-brace-for-possible-medicaid-cuts 800,000 Ohioans are at risk of losing coverage if Congress passes a proposed cut to Medicaid. Tue, 13 May 2025 08:16:00 GMT /2025-05-13/ohioans-brace-for-possible-medicaid-cuts Stephanie Metzger-Lawrence, Ideastream Public Media Faith groups urge lawmakers to fund food banks, Medicaid, other low-income needs in Ohio budget /2025-04-01/faith-groups-urge-lawmakers-to-fund-food-banks-medicaid-other-low-income-needs-in-ohio-budget Faith groups and social safety net advocates are urging majority Republicans in the Ohio legislature to view the two-year budget they’ll introduce Tuesday as a moral document. Tue, 01 Apr 2025 10:40:00 GMT /2025-04-01/faith-groups-urge-lawmakers-to-fund-food-banks-medicaid-other-low-income-needs-in-ohio-budget Karen Kasler State officials deny issues with Ohio Medicaid, as health providers confirm delayed payments /2025-03-24/state-officials-deny-issues-with-ohio-medicaid-as-health-providers-confirm-delayed-payments An Ohio Medicaid spokesperson said there aren't problems getting payments to providers, as an employee revealed earlier this month. But Nationwide Children's Hospital and Ohio State University Medical Center confirmed the problems. Mon, 24 Mar 2025 20:34:29 GMT /2025-03-24/state-officials-deny-issues-with-ohio-medicaid-as-health-providers-confirm-delayed-payments Renee Fox Budget would cut Medicaid for nearly 770,000 Ohioans if feds cut payment percentage /2025-03-18/budget-would-cut-medicaid-for-nearly-770-000-ohioans-if-feds-cut-payment-percentage A provision in Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed budget could threaten health insurance coverage for the nearly 770,000 Ohioans receiving Medicaid through expansion of the program under the Affordable Care Act. Tue, 18 Mar 2025 17:46:46 GMT /2025-03-18/budget-would-cut-medicaid-for-nearly-770-000-ohioans-if-feds-cut-payment-percentage Karen Kasler