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OH HCR20
Concurrent Resolution
Status
11/18/2019
Primary Sponsor
Janine Boyd
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AI Summary
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Urges Congress to standardize Medicaid home and community-based services waivers to allow eligible military family members to retain services when relocating between states.
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Notes that 2.3 million children of active duty military service members are enrolled in TRICARE, with approximately 200,000 relying on Medicaid for supplemental coverage.
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Identifies that military families relocate every two or three years but lose access to home and community-based Medicaid waiver services when moving to a new state and must reapply.
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Highlights that long waiting lists for waiver services in new states often exceed the typical military relocation cycle, forcing service members to choose between keeping families together or leaving dependent family members behind.
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Directs the House Clerk to transmit copies of the resolution to Ohio's Congressional delegation and Ohio news media.
Legislative Description
Standardize home and community-based Medicaid waiver programs
Health and Human Services : Health Care
Last Action
Introduced and Referred to Committee: Health
11/18/2019