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Disability rights advocates, including Elizabeth Brassell of East Cleveland, middle with sign, and her mother Nancy Brassell, protest changes to H.B. 795 that would remove Medicaid waivers for fami...
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Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Ohio lawmakers are moving to limit childcare overpayments and potential fraud without requiring controversial cameras in daycare centers.
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Tue, Jun 9, 2026
Ohio Rep. Crystal Lett and disability rights advocates protest House Bill 795 changes affecting Medicaid waivers for family caregivers outside the Statehouse on June 9.
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Tue, Jun 9, 2026
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Allegations that Medicaid is losing billions of dollars to fraud have sent Ohio Republicans racing to overhaul the state's home-care system before their summer break.
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Sun, Jun 7, 2026
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- Republican lawmakers aim to refine Medicaid fraud bill by June 10 deadline
- Bill aims to curb Medicaid fraud, but Democrats fear harm to disabled community
- Lawmakers on both sides continue to criticize legislative process
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Thu, Jun 4, 2026
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- House plan update targets Medicaid fraud, banning family caregivers
- Critics accuse legislators of rushing bill, citing $60 billion fraud claims
- Lawmakers are considering excluding certain developmental disabilities from the bill
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Wed, Jun 3, 2026
People living with disabilities or caring for those individuals told a House committee Wednesday they fear their already tenuous home care arrangements will get worse with proposals under consideration to address waste, fraud and abuse in Medicaid.
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Wed, Jun 3, 2026
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- House Republicans' plan to address Medicaid fraud earns praise
- Lawmakers focus on using artificial intelligence to identify trends in data
- Measure could land new changes during another hearing set for Wednesday
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Tue, Jun 2, 2026
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- Lawmaker plans to continue early intervention mandate conversation after election
- Proposed mandate would require county boards to provide core early intervention services
- Plan calls for state to cover half of the cost, raising fiscal concerns
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Tue, Jun 2, 2026
A bipartisan, bicameral group of legislators is hoping to give the Legislature a renewed focus on the developmental disabilities community.
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Fri, May 29, 2026