The April 17 meeting of the Cuyahoga County Health, Human Services and Aging committee consisted primarily of a discussion about a resolution to extend the master contract for emergency assistance services through Cuyahoga County’s Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS). Currently, the contract is set to expire at the end of April 2019. The proposed extension is for one...
April 22, 2019April 21, 2019
The Chopping Block: How Medicaid Block Grants Will Create Access Problems for Ohio’s Kids
by Loren Anthesin Blog, Medicaid
More than 1 million children, or 40 percent of all children in Ohio are covered by the Medicaid program. As the largest single source of health coverage in the United States, Medicaid plays an integral role in ensuring successful outcomes for children from birth and throughout adolescence. It is primarily responsible for decreasing the uninsured rate for kids to below 5...
April 18, 2019May 10, 2019
State Budgeting Matters Podcast: The intersection of transportation and health and human services
by Dani Carlsonin Blog, Ohio, Podcast, State Budget
Will Tarter and Dani Carlson talk about Governor Mike DeWine’s transportation budget and why it has an impact on health and human services in Ohio. Listen here or download it today!
April 15, 2019April 15, 2019
Tracking data on maternal mortality and morbidity should be a priority in Ohio
The Center for Community Solutions and other Ohio advocates have called for the prioritization of maternal health, at a level parallel to the focus on infant health in Ohio. Maternal mortality and severe maternal morbidity (described as ‘near misses’) have increased nationally and due to delays in data collection and dissemination in Ohio it has been challenging to track, understand...
April 8, 2019April 12, 2019
Transportation budget gains bi-partisan approval, Governor’s signature
by Multiple Authorsin Blog, Ohio, State Budget
By Sam Sobul, Public Policy and External Affairs Intern William Tarter Jr., Public Policy and External Affairs Associate House Bill 62, otherwise known as the 2020-2021 transportation budget was signed into law by Governor Mike DeWine on Wednesday, April 3. With DeWine’s signature on the legislation, which featured no line-item vetoes, the process came to an end. Technically, the deadline for...
April 8, 2019April 5, 2019
Where is the Justice? Addressing Racial Disparities in the Juvenile Justice System
This is the third blog in a series responding to the infographic report on racial disparities in Cleveland that I authored in December. You can go back and read the first blog on infant mortality and the second blog on racial disparities in childhood. It would be impossible (and irresponsible) to write anything about the criminal justice system without also...
April 1, 2019March 26, 2019
County HHSA Committee hears update on JFS call center, and approves contracts worth more than $12 million
The March 20 meeting of the Cuyahoga County Health, Human Services and Aging committee featured a presentation from the Director of Cuyahoga County Job and Family Services about the county’s phone system for determining assistance program eligibility, and testimony about multiple contracts for child support and the Board of Developmental Disabilities. Kevin Gowan, the new JFS director, shared a PowerPoint...
March 27, 2019April 3, 2019
Maternal health in Ohio listening session hosted by Minority Leader Emilia Sykes
By Tara Britton, Director of Public Policy and Advocacy Melissa Federman, Treuhaft Chair for Health Planning In January, Minority Leader Emilia Sykes (D-Akron) hosted a listening session specific to maternal health in Ohio. Sykes was joined by 14 House Democrats – all women – and State Senator Stephanie Kunze (R-Hilliard). Both Sykes and Kunze have recently been named inaugural National Conference of...
March 25, 2019March 22, 2019
Medicaid Director highlights “realistic” budget approach, including no new rate increases
by Loren Anthesin Blog, Medicaid, State Budget
During her first testimony as the Medicaid Director before the Ohio House Finance Committee, Maureen Corcoran stated that the amount allocated to Medicaid in the executive budget met the target growth rate of 3.3% put forth by the Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee (JMOC). Later in the day, at our first Medicaid Institute of the year, the director highlighted the fact...