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As federal protections fade, disabled Americans fear a return to institutions
A DOJ memo and state Medicaid cuts, including $126 million in Maryland, are reshaping decades of civil rights protections for disabled Americans nationwide.
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Trump administration to kill Medicare Part D prescription subsidy program
Millions of subscribers could see their prescription costs and premiums go up in 2027 without the program, experts say.
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For more than 100,000 Ohio Medicaid recipients, worries build about the future of home care
With federal Medicaid cuts taking effect Jan. 1, Ohio officials are citing fraud claims in home care programs that recipients and unpaid family caregivers say could push seniors into costlier nursing homes.
National News
Judge rejects states’ bid to block Medicaid work rules
The Urban Institute estimates up to 7 million people could lose Medicaid coverage under the new rules, or 10 million with added eligibility checks.
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Ohio will soon get new Medicaid work requirements. Here’s what we know and don’t know
The One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law last year, will require many Ohio residents with Medicaid to prove that they work or volunteer. But advocates still have a lot of questions about how it will work.
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Poll: Americans don’t think recipients are ripping off Medicaid
KFF found 65% of voters see Trump's Medicaid fraud crackdown as political, while just 13% blame patients versus 53% who point to providers.
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Medicaid funding returning to Ohio’s reproductive health clinics, impacts of yearlong freeze unknown
Southwest Ohio saw family planning visits drop 55% and two permanent clinic closures, with communities of color hit hardest during the funding freeze.
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68% of Ohio fourth graders are not proficient in reading, according to new study
Reading proficiency has dropped 4 points since 2019 despite Ohio's science of reading mandate, though the state still outperforms the national average.
National News
NRSC ads mislead voters about Medicaid and undocumented immigrants
Federal law blocks undocumented immigrants from receiving Medicaid, SNAP, and other government services.
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Ohio Republican attorney general candidate appears to advocate ending parts of Medicaid
Faber's campaign wouldn't clarify his remarks on home-care waivers, while Democratic rival Kulewicz argues Republicans are using fraud claims to justify cutting the program.
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Feds, Ohio Republicans focus on individual cases of Medicaid fraud, but what about corporations?
Ohio already collected $88 million from Centene and $100 million from drug middlemen, but those cases went unmentioned at the June fraud press conference.
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Medicaid meal deliveries reduce hospital visits and costs
Massachusetts researchers found the meals cut hospitalizations 31% and saved $3,433 per person, nearly offsetting the program's full cost to taxpayers.
