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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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  • Changes are coming to Ohio Medicaid: Update contact info now!

    (Plain Press, March 2022)      Don’t forget! Families receiving public benefits should begin updating their contact information now for important changes coming later this year.       A flurry of changes in the Medicaid program are anticipated over the next few months with redeterminations likely to resume (eventually) and the transition to a new slate of managed care plan…

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