Ohio Withdraws Proposal to Ban Family Caregivers Under Medicaid
Ohio lawmakers removed language from House Bill 795 that would have prohibited family members living with Medicaid recipients from serving as certified caregivers. The provision was withdrawn Monday following significant public opposition. The proposal targeted Ohio's Medicaid home healthcare program, which allows beneficiaries to hire family members as paid caregivers. The reversal preserves existing caregiver arrangements for Medicaid managed care plans operating in Ohio's home and community-based services programs.
MCOs administering Ohio Medicaid LTSS would have faced provider network disruption and member appeals if the family caregiver ban had advanced, potentially affecting thousands of existing care arrangements.
LTSS · Managed Care
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