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Ohio Commission Recommends Medicaid Changes

Fri, 12/17/2004 - 1:00am — Karen Stevenson
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The Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid recommends numerous program cuts to help balance the state budget, including the follow suggestions:

* Allow nursing home reimbursement to be set by administrative action rather than statute and cut reimbursement to nursing home providers by 3%
* Expand estate recovery by broadening the list of assets that can be recovered
* Implement "cash and counseling" voucher programs and other programs that allow consumers to participate in savings if they use less expensive programs
* Reduce the number of drugs that Medicaid will cover
* Step up pre-admission screening efforts to divert people away from nursing homes.

View report at: http://www.ohiomedicaidreform.com/

The Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid recommends numerous program cuts to help balance the state budget, including the follow suggestions:

* Allow nursing home reimbursement to be set by administrative action rather than statute and cut reimbursement to nursing home providers by 3%
* Expand estate recovery by broadening the list of assets that can be recovered
* Implement "cash and counseling" voucher programs and other programs that allow consumers to participate in savings if they use less expensive programs
* Reduce the number of drugs that Medicaid will cover
* Step up pre-admission screening efforts to divert people away from nursing homes.

View report at: http://www.ohiomedicaidreform.com/