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Providers urge modest Medicaid rate increases to preserve DSP pay gains
Summary
A coalition of provider groups told the House Health Committee modest, scheduled Medicaid reimbursement increases (3.4% in 2026, 2.3% in 2027) are needed to sustain direct support professional pay and avoid a return to a workforce crisis.
A coalition of provider groups, county boards and advocates told the Ohio House Health Committee they support the governor’s budget in part but urged a modest, state-funded mechanism to continue incremental rate increases for home- and community-based waiver services.
Peter Moore of the Ohio Provider Resource Association told legislators that the large, historic investment made during the last budget stabilized the provider workforce, reducing vacancy rates by roughly one-third and improving hiring quality. "Without them, wages will…
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