Public Testimony

Public Comment to the Ohio Department of Medicaid Ohio Medicaid 1115 Demonstration Proposal for Substance Use Disorder Treatment  The Center for Community Solutions November 21, 2018 Introduction As a nonpartisan think tank actively engaged in the development of sound, cost-effective Medicaid and behavioral health policy, The Center for Community Solutions welcomes the opportunity to provide...

Managed Long Term Services and Supports Committee Recommendations Loren Anthes Public Policy Fellow in the Center for Medicaid Policy The Center for Community Solutions October 15, 2018 The Center for Community Solutions is a nonpartisan think tank with the mission of providing strategic leadership and organizing community resources to improve health, social and economic conditions through...

HOUSE AGING AND LONG TERM CARE Chairman Arndt Vice Chair Pelanda May 23rd, 2018 Testimony submitted by the Council On Older Persons (COOP) Catherine Ciha, Chair (cciha@ridestc.org) To Chairman Arndt, Vice Chairwoman Pelanda, Ranking Member Howse and all of the members of the Ohio House Long Term Care and Aging Committee, thank you for having...

Chairman Burke, Vice Chair Beagle, Ranking Member Tavares and members of the Senate Health, Human Services and Medicaid Committee, thank you for hearing my interested party testimony today on House Bill 50. My name is Brie Lusheck and I am a Policy Associate at The Center for Community Solutions, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that...

Loren Anthes, Public Policy Fellow, Medicaid Policy Center INTRODUCTION Pursuant to Ohio Revised Code §5166.37,[1] the Ohio General Assembly has mandated the Ohio Department of Medicaid seek federal approval for an 1115 Demonstration Waiver imposing work requirements on individuals covered through Medicaid via the Group VIII expansion. Pursuant to law established in the Patient Protection...

As mandated by Ohio Revised Code Section 5166.37 through House Bill 49, the state’s biennial budget, the Ohio Department of Medicaid is seeking federal approval for an 1115 Demonstration Waiver that will impose work requirements for enrollees granted eligibility through the extension of benefits to the Group VIII population identified in Title XIX of the...