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Proponents of Medicaid expansion in the state emphasized the benefits to healthcare access and rural hospitals, particularly in the aftermath of the COVID-19 epidemic, while critics argued that expanding Medicaid would be fiscally irresponsible, lead to tax increases, and discourage able-bodied adults from seeking work.
The COVID-19 pandemic was confirmed to have reached the U.S. state of Ohio on March 9, 2020, when the state's first cases were reported. The first death from COVID-19 in Ohio was reported on March 19. Subsequently, records supported by further testing showed that undetected cases had existed in Ohio since early January, with the first confirmed ...
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Before the COVID-19 pandemic, about 1.1 million South Carolinians were typically enrolled in Medicaid. Enrollment surged during the prohibition on Medicaid disenrollment.
In the United States, Medicaid is a government program that provides health insurance for adults and children with limited income and resources. The program is partially funded and primarily managed by state governments, which also have wide latitude in determining eligibility and benefits, but the federal government sets baseline standards for state Medicaid programs and provides a ...
(The Center Square) – Ohio plans to take another shot at requiring work for Medicaid expansion benefits. The state included language in the state budget, signed in July 2023, saying it would ...
Prior to July 2013, ODJFS was also the state agency responsible for the administration of Ohio's Medicaid program. In July 2013, a new state agency was created, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), Ohio’s first Executive-level Medicaid agency. ODJFS employs about 2,300 full time employees and has an annual budget of $3.3 billion. [2]
Overall this year, there were 279,172 cases in Ohio; 11,046 hospitalizations and 1,772 deaths. This past week, 47 people died in the state, according to the state dashboard. The week before, there ...