Ohio NAELA News

From the McKnights Long-Term Care News — By Zee Johnson —  More than a year after Ohio’s Department of Medicaid passed a bill to implement private rooms in nursing homes for Medicaid residents, the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services finally agreed,...

From the Columbus Dispatch — By Jordan Laird —   Three Ohio moms sue the state because they want to continue working as their developmentally disabled children's paid caregivers. They allege in a complaint that a rule adopted by the Ohio Department of Developmental...

From CBS News— By Kate Gibson —  Legislation to expand Social Security benefits to millions of Americans cleared two procedural hurdles in the U.S. Senate last week, and is now headed toward possible passage, with the clock ticking and only days left in the current...

Senate unlikely to take up measure until next year From WOUB Public Media — By Sarah Donaldson | Statehouse News Bureau —  COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Ohio House lawmakers voted last week 78-10 to pass an enhanced property tax credit for some older and...

From Kiplinger — By Kelley R. Taylor —    Social Security is a vital source of income for millions of people. However, when it comes to taxes on Social Security benefits, confusion and misinformation often come into play. One common misperception is that Social...

From Disability Scoop — By Michelle Diament —    With Republicans set to assume control in Washington, disability advocates are warning that proposals are in the works to drastically reshape Medicaid and undermine the nation’s system of home and community-based...

From the KFF Health News — By Judith Graham —    Sociologist Elena Portacolone was taken aback. Many of the older adults in San Francisco she visited at home for a research project were confused when she came to the door. They’d forgotten the appointment or...

From the New York Times— By Jordan Rau —  If you’re wealthy, you’ll be able to afford help in your home or care in an assisted-living facility or a nursing home. If you’re poor, you can turn to Medicaid for nursing homes or aides at home. But if you’re middle class,...

From the Wall Street Journal — By Anna Wilde Mathews, Christopher Weaver and Tom McGinty —  People in the final year of their lives left Medicare Advantage for traditional Medicare at double the rate of other enrollees from 2016 to 2022, the Journal’s analysis found....