Ohio Home Care Workers Face Uncertainty as 100,000 Medicaid Recipients Await Policy Decision
Over 100,000 Ohio Medicaid beneficiaries receiving home and community-based services face uncertainty about the continuity of their care, according to a report from Dayton. The story profiles Dorothy Valentine, a longtime nursing home worker who understands both institutional and home-based care settings, highlighting growing concerns among home care workers and recipients about potential policy or funding changes. The article does not specify what precipitated the concerns or when any changes would take effect. The situation affects Ohio's LTSS delivery system and the workforce supporting community-based alternatives to institutional care.
Disruptions to Ohio's home care workforce or HCBS funding could force costly institutional placements for beneficiaries who prefer community settings, increasing state Medicaid spending and MCO medical costs.
LTSS · Long-Term Care
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