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Caregiver urges county audit of SELF Medicaid waiver access for families of children with autism
Summary
During public comment at the July 8 Cuyahoga County Council meeting, a caregiver asked the council to audit access to Ohio's SELF Medicaid waiver and produce racial and ZIP-code recipient breakdowns after describing barriers she encountered seeking participant-directed services for her son.
A Cuyahoga County resident told county council on July 8 that families of children with autism are not being adequately informed about Ohio's SELF waiver, a Medicaid option that can pay family members to provide care. Ebony Spano, a Highland Heights resident and caregiver to a 9-year-old autistic son, asked the council to order three actions: a public audit of SELF waiver access and support administrator (SSA)…
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