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Legal Aid can help with Medicaid, SNAP issues
by Tonya Sams (Plain Press September 2025) Trying to get access to Medicaid and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits can be a complex process to navigate but The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland may be able to offer some assistance. “Individuals applying for Medicaid and SNAP must apply through their county’s…
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Save Medicaid Expansion in Ohio.
by Che Gadison Health care coverage is in jeopardy for low-income adults in Ohio Medicaid Expansion provides healthcare to adults between the ages 19-64 with incomes below 138% of the Federal Poverty Level or $21,597 for a single individual. The federal government currently picks up 90% of the cost while the state of…
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NOBLE urges residents to lobby against Ohio Senate Bill 240
(Plain Press September 2024) Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) urges residents to lobby to oppose Ohio Senate Bill 240. If passed, Ohio Senate Bill 240 would negatively affect SNAP and Medicaid recipients and limit individuals from receiving these much-needed services. One proposed provision is to bring back the modified drug…
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Many Ohioans need to renew their Medicaid benefits
(Plain Press July 2024) The termination of Covid-19’s pandemic Continuous Coverage of Medicaid benefits ended at the end of March, 2023.This resulted in over 9 million Americans being disenrolled from Medicaid programs and benefits including 813k Ohioans. Although the ‘unwinding’ is technically over, there are many Ohioans who still need to renew their Medicaid benefits…
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Losing Medicaid coverage and what you can do about it
(Plain Press December 2023) Many Ohioans are losing their Medicaid coverage. Some because they are no longer eligible, but many more because they failed to respond to the Department of Medicaid’s request for updated information. In an article in the May 2023 Plain Press titled Post-pandemic changes to Medicaid may impact coverage, Legal Aid…
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NOBLE urges residents to lobby Ohio House/Senate Conference Committee to avoid State Budget disaster
Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) urges residents to contact members of the Ohio House/Senate Conference Committee to express concern about provisions in the Senate version of the budget. The Ohio House and the Ohio Senate have each passed a version of the 2023-24 State of Ohio Budget and are working out their differences…
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Changes to SNAP and Medicaid are underway
by Brittney Madison SNAP There have been changes made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will impact every food assistance recipient in Cuyahoga County. What’s Happening? In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress approved the issuance of an emergency SNAP allotment. For nearly three years, Cuyahoga County SNAP customers received two payments. One…
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Post-pandemic changes to Medicaid may impact coverage
by Tonya Sams The COVID pandemic caused numerous aspects of our lives to change. This included changes to Medicaid. Medicaid offers health coverage to millions of people nationwide including those with low incomes, disabilities, children, senior citizens, and pregnant women. The federal government created the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA) which allowed those who…
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Changes to SNAP and Medicaid call for urgent action now
by Brittney Madison There have been changes made to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) that will impact every food assistance recipient in Cuyahoga County. What’s Happening? In 2020, due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Congress approved the issuance of an emergency SNAP allotment. For nearly three years, Cuyahoga County SNAP customers received two payments. One payment…
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