{"id":888990,"date":"2026-10-20T15:58:19","date_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/888990\/"},"modified":"2026-10-20T15:58:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-20T15:58:19","slug":"ohio-to-add-medicaid-work-requirements-jan-1-potentially-affecting-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/888990\/","title":{"rendered":"Ohio to add Medicaid work requirements Jan. 1, potentially affecting coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"

MIAMI VALLEY, Ohio (WKEF) – Working, volunteering or going to school will soon determine whether some Ohioans keep their Medicaid coverage, as new work requirements<\/a> are expected to take effect Jan. 1.<\/p>\n

The Ohio Department of Medicaid says nearly 40,000 Montgomery County residents were enrolled in Medicaid expansion in August, the group at the center of the upcoming work requirements.<\/p>\n

Under the new rules, adults ages 19 to 64 covered under MAGI Adult or Ribicoff because their income is at or below 138% of the federal poverty level will need to complete 80 hours a month of working, attending school or volunteering to remain qualified for coverage.<\/p>\n

In addition to the work requirement, the renewal period will take place every six months. Enrollees will need to show they met the work requirement at least one month since their last application or renewal by providing documentation such as pay stubs, letters from employers and\/or organizations, and enrollment documentation, including class schedules.<\/p>\n

The department says if the requirements are not met, residents run the risk of having their applications denied or having their benefits discontinued.<\/p>\n

Not everyone will be subject to the requirements. The Ohio Department of Medicaid says pregnant or postpartum women, parents or guardians of children 13 and younger, and disabled veterans are among those exempted.<\/p>\n

Others who will be exempt include the following: <\/p>\n

Under the age 19 or over age 64Parent, guardian, caretaker relative, or family caregiver of a dependent child 13 years of age and under or a disabled individualParticipating in a substance use disorder (SUD) treatment programIncarcerated or recently released from incarcerationEntitled to or enrolled for benefits under Medicare Part A or enrolled for benefits under Medicare Part BCurrent or former foster child under the age of 26Native American, Urban Native American, or California Native AmericanParticipating in the Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) program and meeting any work requirements imposed as part of that programMember of a household that receives SNAP benefits and is not exempt from a work requirement under such actMedically frail<\/p>\n

The changes come under the passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which was signed into law on July 20-25.<\/p>\n

As the transition approaches, residents are urged to make sure their contact information is current and to watch for notices about their coverage. The first step, the department says, is finding out whether the new requirements apply to you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"MIAMI VALLEY, Ohio (WKEF) – Working, volunteering or going to school will soon determine whether some Ohioans keep…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":888991,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[59],"tags":[97,252,253],"class_list":["post-888990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-health-care","tag-health","tag-health-care","tag-healthcare"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=888990"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/888990\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/888991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=888990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=888990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=888990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}