Medicaid

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.

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.

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.

For the past year, IT problems in Ohio's Medicaid system is making it difficult for providers and hospital systems to get paid. It's unclear when a fix is coming.

Critics are raising concerns that the state has asked for permission to require Ohioans in Medicaid expansion to show they’re working at least 80 hours a month.

Work requirements require approval from the Trump administration in order for Ohio implement the change.

Ohio Medicaid plans to compensate doulas starting this fall. But some doulas are questioning the rules that will govern them.

The end of a pandemic public health provision has meant a decrease in Medicaid coverage across the state.

The first hearing for the proposed two-year Ohio budget went on for more than three hours, covering a variety of topics.

Some question the political implications of the initiative as abortion continues to be a key issue in Ohio's gubernatorial race.