Nursing home clout shapes Ohio budget and reforms
In Columbus the nursing home industry wields major influence with lawmakers as Ohio considers freezing or delaying automatic reimbursement increases. Governor Taft seeks to expand alternatives like assisted living and PASSPORT, while industry groups push to preserve rising rates amid concerns over staffing and cuts in other care sectors.
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Bob Taft
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Ohio Academy of Nursing Home
Ohio House
Senate
Associated Press
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Kathleen Anderson
Ohio Council For Home Care
Taft
House
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Tait
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Donald Greenberg
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Ohio Health
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Government voices clash as policy reveals democracy’s pushes
Political scientist Stanley Renshaw argues that U S policy in immigration tax and security is a quilt of contradictory goals shaped by shifting interest groups. Homeland security aims to protect the public while urging relaxation during a holiday.
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Stanley Renshaw
City University of New York
Homeland Security
Bush Administration
United States
Tom Ridge
Renshaw
Nelson Polsby
University of California, Berkeley
Capitol Hill
Ohio struggle to fund home care for disabled adults
The article examines Ohio and other states delaying or limiting home and community based care for the disabled due to budget pressures. It details grant and reform challenges, waiting lists for home care programs, and the impact on individuals like Grant and Leo Painter seeking independence outside nursing homes.
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Grant
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
Dennis Evans
Ohio
National Conference of State Legislatures
Donna Folkemer
Olmstead
Colorado
Florida
Maine
Arkansas
Maryland
Supreme Court
Taft
Denver
Leo Painter
Maumee
Toledo
Painter
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