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Witnesses urge lawmakers to remove 'trigger' that would end Medicaid expansion
Summary
Multiple providers, advocates and Medicaid beneficiaries told the Senate Medicaid subcommittee that proposed 'trigger' budget language would abruptly end Medicaid expansion if federal funding dipped, harming hundreds of thousands of Ohioans and local providers.
Chair Romanchuk convened the Senate Medicaid subcommittee hearing on House Bill 96, where dozens of witnesses urged the committee to change or remove language that would automatically end Ohio's Medicaid expansion if the federal matching rate falls below a specified threshold.
The testimony centered on the proposed "trigger" provision and its potential consequences. Danielle Fierczyk, director of public policy for Planned Parenthood Advocates of Ohio, warned that the trigger would “decimate Ohioans' Medicaid access,” saying it would immediately remove coverage for large numbers of people who rely on expansion. Matthew Tippett of the National…
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