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Republican cuts will decimate caregiving in America, report says
Caregivers who tend to the elderly, the very young and the disabled in many cases are severely underpaid.
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Ohio’s already seen the biggest ACA drop. Premiums are about to go up by another 15%.
With 161,000 Ohioans already gone, insurers say the remaining pool is sicker and costlier to cover, driving 2027 premium hikes averaging 14.7%.
National News
More rural hospital closures would mean long drives for pregnant women seeking obstetric care
KFF researchers say Trump's tax law could push more thin-margin rural hospitals to close obstetric units, with Ohio currently among states with the shortest drive times.
Local
Medicaid changes to reduce payments for hospital services in at least 37 states, including Ohio
Ohio faces up to $640 million in annual state revenue losses by 2028 as rural hospitals brace for service cuts or closures under the federal changes.
Local
Jon Husted was a no-show at Ohio’s disability forum. Hours later, he posted photos shooting clay targets.
Husted has told Ohioans repeatedly that his Medicaid vote wouldn't hurt disabled people, a claim advocates and his own record as House speaker contradict.
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Ohioans criticize Ohio US Rep. Mike Carey for cuts to SNAP, Medicaid, and education
District data shows 220,200 residents on Medicaid and $40.4 million in special education funding at risk as Carey faces Democrat Don Leonard in November.
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Vivek Ramaswamy backed Social Security privatization
The Ohio Republican gubernatorial nominee said in October 2024 that he believes Medicare and Medicaid were a mistake.
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Food aid cuts. Lost health coverage. Record electric bills. The bill for Republican policies is arriving in Ohio.
A new report ties together SNAP losses, ACA enrollment drops and record electric bills as polling shows 38% of Ohioans say they're falling behind financially.
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Ohio nursing homes dumped residents at homeless shelters. Jon Husted helped make them harder to sue.
Husted has taken more than $1 million from the nursing home industry since co-sponsoring the 2002 law that shortened residents' window to sue.
National News
House Republicans embrace group that wants to privatize Social Security
Policy experts say privatization would threaten the long-term solvency of the program.
Local
Jon Husted helped nursing homes fight abuse and wrongful-death lawsuits, then took $1M from the industry
A 2002 bill Husted cosponsored cut nursing homes' lawsuit exposure and barred state inspection findings from court, as Medicaid cuts strain Ohio facilities.
Local
Hundreds of thousands of Ohioans have lost Medicaid coverage, and that could double
‘Healthcare should be a right, not a privilege,’ says Ohio state Rep. Anita Somani.
