COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- Republican state lawmakers have proposed legislation that would temporarily increase Medicaid managed care payments to hospitals in some of Ohio's smaller and higher-need counties. Reps. Jason Stephens (R-Kitts Hill) and Kellie Deeter (R-Norwalk) introduced on Feb. 3 House Bill 675, dubbed the "Healthier Rural Hospitals Act." The measure directs the Ohio [...]
