HB 398 Summary

• Creates the Veterans and Medicaid Eligibility Study Committee composed of 3 House members (2 majority, 1 minority), 3 Senate members (2 majority, 1 minority), the Director of Veterans Services, the Medicaid Director, and the Adjutant General of the Ohio National Guard

• Requires the Veterans Committee to examine health care needs of veterans including access to practitioners, insurance coverage, and Medicaid eligibility, and submit policy recommendations within 6 months addressing coverage gaps and state programs for veterans

• Creates the Health Care Access and Innovation Study Committee composed of 3 House members (2 majority, 1 minority), 3 Senate members (2 majority, 1 minority), the Medicaid Director, representatives from the State Medical Board and Board of Nursing, and representatives of health care organizations

• Requires the Health Care Access Committee to study health care professional regulation, Medicaid payment rates, and innovative payment models for group appointments and telehealth services, with policy recommendations due within 6 months

• Both committees are staffed by the Legislative Service Commission, chaired by a House majority member, and cease to exist upon submission of their reports