Ohio pharmacists now allowed to provide limited Medicaid medical services
Maureen Corcoran, director of the Ohio Department of Medicaid
Pharmacists affiliated with Ohio s Medicaid program now are permitted to apply with the state to provide a number of new medical services for patients, the Ohio Department of Medicaid announced this week.
The measure, part of Ohio legislation passed in late 2018, expands medical care to the more than 3 million Medicaid recipients in Ohio by permitting pharmacists to manage some medication therapy and to administer a wider range of immunizations and certain other injectable medications. As of Jan. 17, Ohio Medicaid will reimburse enrolled pharmacists trained and licensed under state law to perform the clinical activities.
The Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank is a partner in the Food Farmacy pilot program in Summit County.
Ohio is launching a new program this year, beginning in Summit County, that focuses on the link between chronic illness and poor nutrition and connects food-insecure patients with the medical and nutritional support they need beyond the doctor’s office.
It’s called the Food Farmacy Pilot Project with Farmacy spelled with an “F” to highlight the importance of good nutrition in combatting chronic disease. The program is a partnership between the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Akron-Canton Regional Food Bank and local hospital systems including Akron Children s Hospital, Summa Health and Cleveland Clinic.
Law enforcement prepping for armed pro-Trump marches this weekend in Columbus: Capitol Letter
Updated Jan 12, 2021;
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Weekend plans: Ohio law-enforcement agencies are preparing for several pro-Trump protests this weekend in Columbus – particularly an armed demonstration outside the Ohio Statehouse on Sunday. As Jeremy Pelzer reports, Columbus is one of a handful of cities singled out in particular on social media and right-wing websites for protests against Democrat Joe Biden taking office.
Prizefighter: President Donald Trump made it official Monday that he was awarding the Presidential Medal of Freedom to U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan of Champaign County in a private ceremony, Sabrina Eaton reports. Jordan, a fiercely loyal Trump supporter, led unsuccessful congressional efforts to reject electoral votes from several states that backed Democratic President-elect Joe Biden in November’s election, pushing Trump’s false claims of widespread election f
by Iris Y. Gonzalez, Sr. Attorney, AARP Foundation
Ohio’s Supreme Court denied several legislators’ request to invalidate Medicaid expansion, ruling that the Ohio Controlling Board acted within its statutory authority when it voted to approve the Ohio Department of Medicaid’s request for authority to accept federal funds to expand Medicaid eligibility.
Background
Congress created Medicaid to give the most vulnerable populations access to health care services. The federal government provides substantial financial support if states elect to participate. However, a state must agree to provide specific levels of service to specified populations and its plan must be approved by the federal Department of Human Services (DHS). Every state currently participates in Medicaid.