Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans could lose health care coverage with a proposed repeal of Medicaid expansion in the state budget bill.

Ohio medical professional are worried about proposed work requirements for Medicaid, fearing that if implemented, the requirements would place barriers to care for patients who need it most, emails obtained and interviews conducted by the Ohio Capital Journal show.

Estate Recovery seeks to obtain repayment for the cost of Medicaid benefits once a Medicaid eligible individual is deceased.

The proposed Medicaid work requirements mean more than 61,000 Ohioans could lose their health insurance according to estimates from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump’s first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators.

Ohio medical professionals are worried about proposed work requirements for Medicaid, fearing that if implemented, they would place barriers to care for patients who need it most, emails obtained and interviews conducted by the Ohio Capital Journal show.

House Bill 8, has been introduced in Ohio with the goal of expanding private insurance and Medicaid coverage for biomarker testing for cancer patients. Some small business groups and health insurers have pushed back.

A provision in House Bill 96, or the budget for the next fiscal year, shows what would need to happen if the federal government pulls Medicaid funding to states like Ohio. The Trump Administration has said that they plan to cut $2 trillion in Medicaid spending,

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Cincinnati-born biotech entrepreneur who departed the Department of Government Efficiency initiative on President Donald Trump's first day, launched his bid for Ohio governor Monday with promises to institute work requirements for Medicaid and merit pay for all public school teachers and administrators.

U.S. Rep. Troy Balderson said he respects Trump and the need for executive orders, but that Congress should be allowed to work as intended.

Jake Zuckerman writes that Gov. Mike DeWine’s proposed state budget would require the state to back out of Medicaid expansion that started more than a decade ago if the federal government reduces the share it reimburses for the program.