Ohio Report for Friday, February 3, 2012 House Report
OHT Releases First Take On Single Medicaid Waiver; Stakeholder Sees Flaw With One Change
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The administration continued to gather feedback this week on its first draft of a plan to condense five of the state's Medicaid waiver programs into one with the objective of streamlining and improving home-care options.
The biennial budget (HB 153
) authorized the departments of Job and Family Services and Aging to develop a single waiver program that allows individuals to receive home- and community-based care rather than reside in nursing facilities.
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