Ohio's GOP Governor May Adopt Obamacare Via Executive Order

[ProSense]

Ohio's GOP Governor May Adopt Obamacare Via Executive Order

Ohio Gov. John Kasich (R) is considering accepting Obamacare's Medicaid expansion in his state via executive order, his office confirmed to TPM, after the state legislature stymied his efforts earlier this year.

The possibility was first reported by the Columbus Dispatch. “We continue to explore all our options and just want to get this done," Kasich spokesman Robert Nichols told TPM in an email Wednesday.

Here's how it would work, according to the Dispatch: Kasich would expand Medicaid eligiblity to 133 percent of the federal poverty level, as Obamacare prescribes, via an executive order. He would then, on Oct. 21, ask a seven-member legislative-spending oversight panel for the authority to spend the money that the federal government would provide the state to pay for the expansion.

“The governor, I think, has the authority to do that,” Ohio Senate President Keith Faber (R) told the Dispatch Wednesday. “It’s certainly within his prerogative. I’m a defender of legislative rights, and I would think the better solution would be a legislative option, but the governor does have that authority."

Medicaid expansion would cover roughly 275,000 additional Ohioans.

http://talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/kasich-could-expand-medicaid-in-ohio-via-executive-order

Nope, still doens't look like winning.

Tea Party Nation Withdraws Mitch McConnell Endorsement
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023815784

The Cruelty of Republican States in One Chart
http://www.democraticunderground.com/10023790604

[ProSense]

1. Kick! n/t

[stuckinodi]

2. BUT

If you own a house or have any assets, you still have to turn it down or risk not being able to sell your house because of the Medicaid lien.

[Motown_Johnny]

3. What?

Where the hell did you get that one from?

Did you forget the sarcasm tag?

[stuckinodi]

4. It's called the clawback

Medicaid puts a dormant lien on your property. If you try to sell the property, Medicaid takes the proceeds to pay back anything they paid out on your behalf. Also, in a privatized Medicaid situation (which I'm sure Kasuck will go for), they take the proceeds of the sale to pay the premiums on the privatized policy.

Medicaid ain't free; it's a collateralized loan up to the extent of your assets. SO, if you want to keep title to your home clean, you have to turn it down and pay the penalty.

[Motown_Johnny]

5. Got a link?

[stuckinodi]

6. There are many

Give me a little time

[Motown_Johnny]

9. Try this one:

http://www.medicaid.gov/Medicaid-CHIP-Program-Information/By-Topics/Eligibility/Estate-Recovery.html


^snip^


State Medicaid programs must recover certain Medicaid benefits paid on behalf of a Medicaid enrollee. For individuals age 55 or older, states are required to seek recovery of payments from the individual's estate for nursing facility services, home and community-based services, and related hospital and prescription drug services. States have the option to recover payments for all other Medicaid services provided to these individuals, except Medicare cost-sharing paid on behalf of Medicare Savings Program beneficiaries.

Under certain conditions, money remaining in a trust after a Medicaid enrollee has passed away may be used to reimburse Medicaid. States may not recover from the estate of a deceased Medicaid enrollee who is survived by a spouse, child under age 21, or blind or disabled child of any age. States are also required to establish procedures for waiving estate recovery when recovery would cause an undue hardship.

States may impose liens for Medicaid benefits incorrectly paid pursuant to a court judgment. States may also impose liens on real property during the lifetime of a Medicaid enrollee who is permanently institutionalized, except when one of the following individuals resides in the home: the spouse, child under age 21, blind or disabled child of any age, or sibling who has an equity interest in the home. The states must remove the lien when the Medicaid enrollee is discharged from the facility and returns home.





That is an interesting little fact. I wonder how it does play out with the new expansion. I will need to look into it, thanks

[alp227]

7. Political pandering for 2014. nt

[Kingofalldems]

8. It's filled with glitches and stuff!

We must do what the republicans tell us!

[ProSense]

11. Kick! n/t