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Ohio House adopts resolution urging presidential support for Medicaid work requirements after heated floor debate
Summary
The House adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 5, urging federal approval of work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients; debate split lawmakers over workforce incentives and potential coverage losses, and the resolution passed 57‑31.
The Ohio House on Tuesday adopted Senate Concurrent Resolution 5 (SCR 5), which urges the President of the United States to support Ohio’s request to implement work requirements for certain Medicaid recipients.
Proponents described the measure as a tool to encourage workforce participation, training and self‑reliance for able‑bodied adults. Representative Gross, speaking in support, said the proposal would “create pathways to opportunity and self reliance, not barriers,” and emphasized exemptions for people 55 and older, parents, students and…
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