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Read. Follow. Verify.Ohio Senate Bill 222 Requires Medicaid Audit and Asset Verification System to Reduce Spending
Last action · June 18, 2025: Referred to FinanceSponsor: Kristina Roegner
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What This Bill Would Do
Ohio Senate Bill 222 requires the Department of Medicaid and the Auditor of State to conduct an eligibility audit of the Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid group, implement an electronic , and enact a corrective action plan designed to reduce program spending by $2.4 billion during the . The bill also appropriates $5,000,000 for 2026 to the Auditor of State for audit management and services.
Enrollees in the face potential disenrollment and new asset verification requirements, while the state allocates $5,000,000 in 2026 to conduct the audit and targets a $2,400,000,000 reduction in Medicaid spending.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Aged, Blind, and Disabled Medicaid enrollees and applicants
Enrollees and applicants are subject to eligibility audits, asset verification systems, and potential disenrollment from the Medicaid program.
Auditor of State
The office is required to conduct a full audit of the Medicaid program and receives a $5,000,000 appropriation for fiscal year 2026.
Department of Medicaid
The department must enter into a data sharing agreement and initiate a corrective action plan to reduce program spending.
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Jun 18, 2025SenateCommitteeReferred to Finance
- Jun 17, 2025SenateIntroducedIntroduced
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Dedicated Audit Appropriation
The bill pairs a massive $2.4 billion biennial spending reduction target with a targeted $5 million upfront appropriation in fiscal year 2026 to fund the Auditor of State's compliance review.
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Sources
www.legislature.ohio.gov
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