Nov 15 2013
In other Medicaid news, federal prosecutors are looking into a recent settlement between the District of Columbia and a former Medicaid contractor.
The Associated Press: Ohioans Can Enroll In Expanded Medicaid Next Month
The state says low-income Ohioans who are newly eligible for Medicaid under an expansion of the program can start signing up for health coverage next month. Gov. John Kasich's administration got approval from Washington in October to extend Medicaid eligibility to those with incomes up to 138 percent of the federal poverty level - or $15,856 for an individual. A legislative panel cleared the way for its funding about three weeks ago (Sanner, 11/13).
The Associated Press/Washington Post: Feds Investigating Settlement Between DC And Contractor, Say City Is Withholding Documents
Federal prosecutors are looking into a $7.5 million settlement between the District of Columbia government and its former Medicaid contractor, businessman Jeffrey Thompson, and the investigation has led to an unusual public spat between the U.S. Attorney and the city's attorney general (11/13).
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 This article was reprinted from kaiserhealthnews.org with permission from the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. Kaiser Health News, an editorially independent news service, is a program of the Kaiser Family Foundation, a nonpartisan health care policy research organization unaffiliated with Kaiser Permanente.
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