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Supporters cite OhioRISE results and ask Senate to maintain funding for youth behavioral health program
Summary
Community providers and advocates urged continued funding for OhioRISE, the state's specialized Medicaid program for children with complex behavioral needs, citing reductions in emergency and inpatient use and improvements in care coordination.
Multiple community behavioral health providers and statewide advocates told the committee that OhioRISE — the specialized Medicaid care‑coordination program for youth with complex behavioral health needs — is reducing emergency department visits and inpatient stays and asked that funding be preserved and expanded.
Mark Meekum, CEO of the Ohio…
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