Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran have submitted a proposal to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to allow Ohio to reinstate a work requirement for individuals receiving Medicaid expansion benefits.
Under the proposal, Medicaid expansion enrollees would need to be at least age 55, employed, enrolled in school or a job training program, in a recovery program, or have a serious physical or mental health illness to receive benefits.
Ohio previously received federal approval for a similar proposal in 2019. The Biden administration revoked the approval in 2021.
On Friday, DeWine sent a letter supporting the reinstatement to U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. It was co-signed by Ohio Speaker of the House Matt Huffman and Senate President Rob McColley. A copy of the letter can be found here.
ODM submitted the request to reinstate work requirements for the Medicaid expansion population at the direction of DeWine, in accordance with a statutory requirement included in House Bill 33, which was supported by the 135th General Assembly and signed by the governor in July 2023.
ODM’s waiver proposal to CMS and other documents can be found here.
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