Ohio Olmstead Taskforce Meets Wednesday July 1

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📢 Join the Ohio Olmsted Task Force Meeting

🗓 Wednesday, July 1, 2026
🕐 1:00–2:30 PM
💻 Via Zoom

This month’s discussion will focus on Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) and the Department of Justice’s perspective on the Olmstead decision.

We’ll begin with a brief update on Ohio’s Medicaid reform efforts and the DOJ’s recent opinion. After the overview, we’ll open the floor for a full discussion about advocacy efforts moving forward.

With changes happening at the federal level, a new governor taking office in November, and potential legislation that could impact community living for people with disabilities, this is a crucial time for advocates across Ohio to come together.

Let’s talk about how we can work together to protect and strengthen community-based services and supports.

📧 To receive the Zoom link, contact Jennifer Kucera at jenniferkucera134@gmail.com

Everyone interested in protecting disability rights and community living is welcome!”

Olmstead #HCBS #DisabilityRights #CommunityLiving #OhioDisabilityAdvocacy #OhioOlmstedTaskForce

There is going to be a Disability Town Hall run by State Representative Rachel Baker on July 7th from 6-7:30pm sign up through this link here.

#ShieldAct #DisabilityTownHall

Public Comment Opportunity

ODM is accepting public comments on Draft Rule 5160-1-29, “Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse.” This rule may sound like a simple update, but the language matters. We all support stopping intentional fraud, but we must make sure system glitches, EVV problems, rural internet issues, GPS failures, authorized HCBS services, medical complexity, family caregiving, and good-faith mistakes are not mischaracterized as fraud, waste, or abuse.

Please consider copying, pasting, personalizing, and submitting the comment (LOCATED IN COMMENTS SECTION) to the address below:

All clearance comments should be sent to Rules@Medicaid.Ohio.gov

This clearance is open for public comment from 6/30/2026 to 7/7/2026.

https://links-1.govdelivery.com/CL0/https:%2F%2Fmedicaid.ohio.gov%2Fstakeholders-and-partners%2Flegal-and-contracts%2Flegal-and-contracts/1/0100019f1917b3b9-8232b268-08f5-46ec-b33d-bb657eaeba44-000000/QpTOe2lWIvUpVCHHz2zKkmAbEAvq8Sc3S6kSOLkb5o0=452

Public comments are only open for a short period, so please submit as soon as possible.