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Sheriffs, county leaders press for Medicaid waiver so jails can bill federal funds for pretrial care
Summary
Sheriffs and county officials asked the Senate committee to back House language requiring the Ohio Department of Medicaid to pursue an 11/15 waiver so federal Medicaid dollars could cover eligible medical treatment for incarcerated people who are pretrial, and to restore or increase state jail construction and renovation grants.
Seneca County Sheriff Frederick Stevens and Seneca County Commissioner Bill Frankert urged the Senate Government Oversight and Reform Committee to support language in the House budget requiring the Ohio Department of Medicaid to file for an 11/15 Medicaid waiver so federal funds could cover eligible health care costs for individuals incarcerated in county jails prior to conviction.
Sheriff Stevens said many jailed people have mental health or substance use disorders that would otherwise qualify them for Medicaid and that jails have…
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