Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:30 AM

Work Requirements Will Be Enforced for Medicaid Recipients in Ohio

Source: Governing

Ohioans who are covered by the expansion of Medicaid will soon have to get a job, go to school or get an exemption.

The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services gave Ohio approval Friday to impose work requirements for those covered by Medicaid expansion.

The health insurance program for low-income Ohioans is jointly funded by the state and federal government. The state lists about 540,000 covered through Medicaid expansion as of February.

"I am pleased that Ohio is a model state that balances a pathway to employment and access to health care in our reasonable work requirements. They are intended to put those able-bodied adults served by the Medicaid expansion on a pathway to full employment," Gov. Mike DeWine said in a statement.

Read more: https://www.governing.com/topics/health-human-services/tns-medicaid-expansion-ohio-work-requirements.html

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Work Requirements Will Be Enforced for Medicaid Recipients in Ohio (Original post)	brooklynite	19 hrs ago	OP
What if you were close to being 90 years old ?	katmondoo	18 hrs ago	#1
I was wondering if the state is paying for the back to school part.	rusty quoin	18 hrs ago	#2
I was thinking of my Grandmother	mahina	18 hrs ago	#3
You are exempt. Some exemptions are listed in the linked article.	SharonClark	17 hrs ago	#6
The sad part is,	watoos	18 hrs ago	#4
Lower priced steaks, like sirloin	greymattermom	18 hrs ago	#5
It will interesting the next two years how this will play out in Ohio	kimbutgar	16 hrs ago	#7
How many job openings are there in Ohio?	Cold War Spook	16 hrs ago	#8
Don't you just love	DownriverDem	16 hrs ago	#9
When you are black, you likely are discriminated against in the hiring process.	allgood33	15 hrs ago	#10
Ohio is a horrible place	samplegirl	3 hrs ago	#11
How's that new governor working out, Ohio?	roamer65	1 hr ago	#12

Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:37 AM

katmondoo (4,130 posts)

1. What if you were close to being 90 years old ?

That is my situation, I have Medicare and Medicaid, would I have to work and who would hire me ?

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Response to katmondoo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:44 AM

rusty quoin (5,071 posts)

2. I was wondering if the state is paying for the back to school part.

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Response to katmondoo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:53 AM

mahina (9,332 posts)

3. I was thinking of my Grandmother

She was on Medicaid. She was a brilliant woman who worked hard all her life. When she was on Medicaid she’d already done everything that she could do. I’m praying for dignity, health, and no stress for you and all our elders. Aloha

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Response to katmondoo (Reply #1)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 10:48 AM

SharonClark (4,148 posts)

6. You are exempt. Some exemptions are listed in the linked article.

Some of the exemptions include being age 50 years or older, participating in drug or alcohol treatment, being pregnant, or complying with work requirements associated with other programs like SNAP, also known as food stamps.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 09:54 AM

watoos (4,205 posts)

4. The sad part is,

that Republicans believe that there are more Democrats getting Medicaid than Republicans.

I live in central Pa. and I hear it all the time. I hear about how Democrats buy steak with food stamps. I point out to them that yes, I see a lot of people buying steaks with food stamps at our local meat market. I point out that some of them have MAGA hats on, and the ones who I can't identify I point out that the people in our area voted for Trump 80% - 20%.

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Response to watoos (Reply #4)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 10:24 AM

greymattermom (4,640 posts)

5. Lower priced steaks, like sirloin

have lower fat than higher priced steaks. The opposite is true for burgers.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 11:41 AM

kimbutgar (10,108 posts)

7. It will interesting the next two years how this will play out in Ohio

This cruelty might help push Ohio towards Democrats who are not cruel like the repukes.

All those laid off auto workers who can’t move or get another job might get hurt by this...

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 11:59 AM

Cold War Spook (1,079 posts)

8. How many job openings are there in Ohio?

Is the state government going to hire all Medicaid recipients who apply?

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 12:04 PM

DownriverDem (2,181 posts)

9. Don't you just love

how repubs put health care and work together?

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Tue Mar 19, 2019, 01:07 PM

allgood33 (1,303 posts)

10. When you are black, you likely are discriminated against in the hiring process.

When you are black and poor it's worse. When you are sick, black and poor there is little hope that you will be able to meet these requirements. You know the rest of the story.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 01:28 AM

samplegirl (6,664 posts)

11. Ohio is a horrible place

to live these days. Republican voters have ruined this state completely.

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Response to brooklynite (Original post)

Wed Mar 20, 2019, 03:33 AM

roamer65 (16,227 posts)

12. How's that new governor working out, Ohio?

There was a reason you canned DeWhine as a senator.

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