Ohio lawmakers wanted to keep kids on Medicaid. Then they changed course

Ending Medicaid expansion would devastate Ohio’s economy

Medicaid sign at a press conference. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)Earlier this month, the Ohio House passed its version of the biennial budget, setting priorities for the state with tens of billions of dollars of spending. The House version of the budget had many significant changes from the governor’s original budget. The House axed tax hikes on cannabis, gaming, and tobacco, the latter of which could have saved tens of thousands …

Ohio lawmakers wanted to keep kids on Medicaid. Then they changed course

Ohio lawmakers wanted to give children a healthy start by keeping them on Medicaid through their fourth birthday. Then, Republicans changed course.

Ohio Farm Bureau focused on expanding rural healthcare options - Brownfield Ag News

Ohio Farm Bureau members are one step closer to having additional access to rural healthcare options.  Director of state policy and grassroots engagement Whittney Bowers says Senate Bill 100 would expand the organization’s current healthcare coverage options. “The health benefits plan will continue to exist as it is,” she says. “This would give them the […] The post Ohio Farm Bureau focused on expanding rural healthcare options appeared first on…