Good morning, Chairman Coley, Ranking Member Schiavoni and members of the committee. I am Wendy Patton, a Senior Project Director at Policy Matters Ohio, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization with the mission of creating a more prosperous, equitable, sustainable and inclusive Ohio. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. Senate Bill
Ohio’s House and Senate have each passed budget bills that would narrow eligibility and freeze Medicaid expansion, mirroring federal bills that also reduce health coverage, according to a new report from Policy Matters Ohio. “The American Health Care Act and its counterpart in the U.S. Senate would dismantle both traditional
Executive Summary Lawmakers in Congress and in Ohio’s General Assembly are moving to dismantle policies of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), which provided health coverage to low- and moderate-income people. We examine how state and federal proposals would affect health care for Ohioans, particularly for the 3 million Ohioans insured
Both House and Senate versions of the American Health Care Act (AHCA) make steep cuts to Medicaid and effectively end Medicaid expansion. With 25 percent of its population on Medicaid and more than 723,000 people covered by expansion, Ohio would be especially harmed by the American Health Care Act (AHCA),
If the pending 2018-2019 state budget passes, Ohioans may be frustrated to find fewer well-stocked fishing holes or outdated reference materials at the state library. People filing tax appeals complaints might need to wait a while. The budget starves small but important state agencies, according to a new Policy Matters
Introduction Adequate funding is necessary for decent public services. Conversely, failure to provide necessary resources can diminish the quality and quantity of important public services, causing backlogs, deteriorating assets or outright elimination of some services. People may not understand the cause of the dwindling service and blame the program employees,
Good afternoon Chairman Oleslager, Ranking Member Skindell and members of the Committee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify. I speak on behalf of Policy Matters Ohio, a non-partisan, not-for-profit research organization with a mission of contributing to a more prosperous, equitable, inclusive and sustainable Ohio. We ask you to
Testimony before the Senate Finance Committee (House Bill 49) Policy Matters Ohio’s Wendy Patton today delivered a statement to the Senate Finance Committee on House Bill 49, asking to protect the Medicaid expansion, but without barriers to care: work requirements and premiums. “Some say premiums are needed for Medicaid services
Funds that help low- and moderate-income families slated for elimination President Donald Trump’s 2018 budget would cut grants in aid to states by $44 billion, a sum that would grow to $453 billion by 2027, according to a new report by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Federal grants
Earlier this week, the Office of Budget and Management reported that Ohio collected $67 million below projections in May. Eleven months into the fiscal year, the state’s total general-revenue fund tax collections are $840 million below estimates so far. This means deep budget cuts lie ahead. The budget approved by
The lean state budget proposed for state fiscal years 2018-19 is getting skinnier by the week, as state revenues continue to come up short of projections. The budget approved by the House would cut spending deeply in some places (Medicaid) and in tiny increments across scores of agencies. Here we
The health bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last month would effectively end Medicaid expansion by shifting costs to the 32 states that adopted the program, including Ohio. A new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) shows the Senate’s proposal to phase in higher
