·Pulse issue · June 14, 2026
Ohio suspended Medicaid payments to 49 home-care providers and mirrored a federal moratorium while stripping a family-caregiver pay ban, as CMS held the Medicaid work rule's January 2027 deadline.
Background
Ohio split its Medicaid crackdown in two this week, suspending payments to 49 home-care providers it called suspicious while dropping the part of the same bill that would have stopped paying family caregivers, as CMS held a national work rule expected to cost coverage.
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Developments in this issue
The state suspended Medicaid payments over billing patterns and mirrored a federal moratorium, days after dropping a ban on paying family caregivers.
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Home-care groups warned of coverage losses. The agency signaled no retreat, expecting 15% disenrollment ahead of the January 2027 compliance date.
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Disabled Ohioans and relatives told lawmakers what losing paid family caregiving would cost their households, and the provision came out of the bill.
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