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Ohio Approves Nearly Billion Dollar Payment After Court Ruled State Shortchanged Nursing Homes
Ohio lawmakers approved an $875 million payment package after the Ohio Supreme Court ruled the state used the wrong formula to calculate Medicaid reimbursements for nursing homes, shortchanging providers by hundreds of millions of dollars.
The Ohio Supreme Court ruled in September 2025 that state officials used the wrong methodology for certain Medicaid quality payments, leading to underpayments to nursing homes.
The payment package includes about $310 million from the state and $565 million in federal funding to resolve the reimbursement issue.
Scott D. Wiley, CEO of the Ohio Health Care Association, urged Governor Mike DeWine to sign the bill promptly to help providers and the families they serve.