Medicaid

Millions of people across the country could lose their Medicaid coverage anytime now because states have, once again, resumed eligibility checks after pandemic-era federal protections expired.

Temporary public health policies put into place during the start of the pandemic are winding down.

Medicaid recipients make up more than half of Ohio community health centers’ patients. As coverage unwinds, advocates worry about the impact to centers’ bottom lines.

Hundreds of thousand of Ohioans will be see benefits from Medicaid and SNAP programs cut as pandemic supports end.

A federal pandemic-era relief program is ending later this month, the continuous Medicaid coverage program. Some community health clinics and hospitals are now urging patients to check up on their eligibility.

The state of Ohio has launched a new program designed to improve health outcomes for mothers and babies on Medicaid.

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The Buckeye Institute says Medicaid recipients will lose the opportunity to make money and get needed job skills without the requirement.

The change could affect the state's new OhioRISE program that coordinates care for troubled and vulnerable kids.

The first round of winners, at least, are likely be picked and announced before the legislation, if passed, could take effect.