03/04/2025

Ohio Seeks Federal Approval for Medicaid Work Requirement

Approximately 62,000 Ohioans will be subject to the work requirement

Thousands of Ohioans could soon have to get a job or prove they are working to keep their Medicaid health coverage. 

The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) announced Friday it formally asked the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to allow Ohio to implement a work requirement for some people receiving benefits under Medicaid Expansion.

Under the proposal ODM submitted, healthy Ohio adults between 19 and 55 years of age with no children or dependents must have a job or be in school or a job training program, or have a serious physical or mental illness to receive Medicaid benefits. Governor Mike DeWine directed ODM to submit the request. The legislature required the action in a bill in 2023, which DeWine then signed.

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