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Ohio University receives first award from Rural Health Transformation Fund
The $10 million award is Ohio's first disbursement from a $202 million federal fund meant to offset Medicaid cuts to rural healthcare.
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Medicaid again to cover non-abortion care at Planned Parenthood as GOP ban ends
Nearly 30 Planned Parenthood clinics closed under the GOP ban; Republicans push to renew it as the July 4 deadline expires and states take control.
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Ramaswamy’s income-tax plan could drive 20% property-tax increase, analysis finds
Innovation Ohio estimates eliminating Ohio's income tax could force a 20% property-tax increase statewide to fund schools, complicating Ramaswamy's dual promise to cut both.
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Study says 30% of women in Ohio didn’t get needed reproductive care
Young people, those with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ individuals reported the most difficulty accessing care, despite Ohio's 2023 ballot measure legalizing abortion.
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25 Democratic-led states sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Twenty-five states plus DC say the feds sprung the new rule on them months into implementation, with an August 31 deadline they call unworkable and face penalties for missing.
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Four years on from Dobbs, Ohio has abortion protection, but threats still remain
Ohio voters protected abortion rights via constitutional amendment, but federal threats and state restrictions on waiting periods and medication access remain.
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Deadly neglect lawsuits and fines follow Ohio nursing home chain
In courtrooms and Ohio Department of Health inspections, Arbors at Ohio facilities have repeatedly been accused of neglectful care with fatal outcomes. The chain has paid hundreds of thousands in regulatory penalties.
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Ohio will lose 51,000 jobs, $5.3 billion due to Trump cuts by 2029, new analysis finds
The Commonwealth Fund projects Ohio loses $368 million in state and local tax revenue, while the $200 million rural health fund Republicans added fails to offset ACA subsidy losses.
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If Social Security isn’t fixed, average Ohioan will lose $487 a month, report estimates
AARP Ohio says 700,000 seniors could be pushed into poverty by 2032, as Sen. Jon Husted's office declined to comment and a balanced-budget amendment drew Democratic fire.
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A $1,778 tax cut for a family of 4: What Amy Acton's affordability agenda would mean for working Ohio households
Acton's plan pairs a refundable earned income credit with a child tax credit DeWine proposed but Republicans stripped from the state budget.
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Ohio targets fraud in Medicaid, SNAP programs with new legislation
Home health aides will face GPS check-ins and Ohio’s food aid cards are getting security chips under a bill now headed to Gov. DeWine’s desk.
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After nursing home crises, states target private equity’s role
Connecticut's new law bans private equity from controlling daily care decisions in nursing homes, as $665 billion in Medicaid cuts could push more Americans into facilities.
