Ohio House GOP fails at veto override attempt
One of the those overrides is designed to give counties and some public transit authorities six more years to prepare for the loss of more than
Other overrides affected Medicaid rates for providers and nursing homes, attempts to rein in Medicaid costs, and limits on the power of the quasi-legislative Ohio Controlling Board.
The controlling board provisions are in direct reaction to
But the most controversial Kasich veto, one in which he again thwarted fellow
The Affordable Care Act currently pays 95 percent of the tab for those who earn up to 38 percent above the federal poverty level to qualify for government-supplied health coverage.
If the federal waiver were granted, enrollment would have been frozen as of
The Kasich administration has suggested that 500,000 could ultimately lose coverage as a result. The program currently serves about 725,000, far more than was originally expected when the governor enacted the program three years ago.
House Speaker
He insisted he had the 60 votes for an override if he had brought it to a vote.
"At this juncture, we want to give the summer to let the federal government see if they're going to come to a conclusion in
The chamber voted 87-10 to override the governor's veto of the
The federal government nixed the state's gimmick in which they used a sales tax on managed-care organizations doing business with Medicaid to raise state funds that were leveraged to draw down even greater federal funds to spend on Medicaid.
The Kasich administration has replaced the tax with a new franchise fee on all managed-care companies, Medicaid and otherwise. That will take care of the state's
"They have enjoyed the revenue for six years," Rep.
"Our counties are the administrative arms of the state," he said. "We depend on them to provide local jails, the court system, the probation system, the job and family service system, the child support system, the indigent defense system. We cannot leave our partners in the dust."
The sole negative vote from northwest
Contact
Guidelines: Please keep your comments smart and civil. Don't attack other readers personally, and keep your language decent. Comments that violate these standards, or our privacy statement or visitor's agreement, are subject to being removed and commenters are subject to being banned. To post comments, you must be a registered user on toledoblade.com. To find out more, please visit the FAQ.
___
(c)2017 The Blade (Toledo, Ohio)
Visit The Blade (Toledo, Ohio) at www.toledoblade.com
Distributed by Tribune Content Agency, LLC.
A.M. Best Assigns Credit Ratings to AXA Corporate Solutions Brasil e América Latina Resseguros S.A.
All LTC Protection Not Created Equal, Research Says
Advisor News
Annuity News
Health/Employee Benefits News
Life Insurance News