State officials say Ohio has met a key benchmark in providing long-term-care services for older and disabled residents.
The Columbus Dispatch reports that the state exceeded a goal of spending at least 50% of its Medicaid long-term-care budget on home- and community-based services.
State Medicaid officials say they reached the mark more than a year ahead of a federal deadline.
The federal government gave Ohio $169 million last year to help keep seniors and those with disabilities in their homes and out of more costly nursing homes. Ohio was awarded the money through the Affordable Care Act's Balancing Incentive Program.
Ohio Medicaid Director John McCarthy tells the newspaper that Ohio will continue pushing to expand home-care services while making nursing-home care available to those who need it.
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