- House Democrats introduce stand-alone bill to expand Medicaid for Ohio’s working poor, By Robert Higgs, April 10, 2013, Cleveland Plain Dealer: “One day after Republicans stripped it out of the state budget plan, House Democrats introduced a bill to expand Medicaid to cover Ohio’s working poor, as was proposed by Gov. John Kasich. The bill, introduced by Reps. Nickie J. Antonio of Lakewood and John Patrick Carney of Columbus, could offer a way for the plan to be approved with a bipartisan vote, said Rep. Armond Budish, the House minority leader and a Democrat from Beachwood…”
- Nixon meets with Senate Republicans to discuss Medicaid, By Elizabeth Crisp, April 10, 2013, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: “Gov. Jay Nixon continued his push to expand Missouri’s Medicaid program on Tuesday, meeting with senators to try to woo support and scheduling time to talk to a top federal official about reform options. But with less than six weeks left in the legislative session, no deal has been reached to expand the program to provide health care coverage for thousands of low-income Missourians…”
Day: April 11, 2013
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families – Tennessee
Critics fear TN bill tying welfare to grades puts kids in harm’s way, By Heidi Hall, April 10, 2013, The Tennessean: “Children in Tennessee could become the first in the nation to determine whether their families receive full welfare benefits — they fail a grade, and the state yanks 30 percent of their cash payouts under a bill the state Senate will take up Thursday. The bill’s sponsor says it’s actually aimed at parents, who can regain benefits after their children fail. They would do that by attending parenting classes or teacher conferences or by enrolling their kids in tutoring or summer school. But in the end, the folks who make pass-or-fail decisions are students and the teachers who grade them. There are no data on how the plan might work because no other state has tried it. But some educators and parents already fear what will happen to children in unstable homes who cost their parents money…”