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Ohio High Risk Pool Announces
Eligibility Requirements

Have you been turned down for health coverage because of a pre-existing condition? Have you been without insurance for more than six months? If you answered yes to these questions, you might be eligible for Ohio High Risk Pool plans administered by Medical Mutual of Ohio.

For more information on the 
Ohio High Risk Pool
Website 
Call: 877/730-1117
TTY: 800/982-8109
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Ohio's Mental Illness Developmental Disabilities has updated their website.  Please visit it here!  http://www.midd.ohio.gov/ 

Senior Services Levies All Pass Four senior service levies were on the ballots in Clark, Ottawa, Paulding and Crawford Counties.  All four passed.   State Receives $1 Million for Chronic Disease Self-Management Ohio Department of Aging Director Barbara E. Riley announced that Ohio has received $1 million in grant funding through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) to help expand the state's evidence-based programs, which are designed to help Ohioans with chronic diseases learn to manage their conditions and their health. Working in partnership with the Ohio Department of Health, the funding will enable the state's 12 Area Agencies on Aging to expand the evidence-based Chronic Disease Self-Management Program statewide. The funding will also allow the statewide launch of a second evidence-based program, Diabetes Self-Management, designed by Stanford University. To learn more, click here. Attorney General Announces Senior Protection Initiative Attorney General Richard Cordray joined representatives of statewide law enforcement organizations to announce a new partnership between community services, law enforcement, and older Ohioans to enhance protection for seniors. The new cooperative agreement called “Ohio Triad” has the purpose of developing and implementing crime prevention and education programs for older adults to help prevent crimes committed against seniors. The Department of Job and Family Services reported 16,370 incidents of abuse, neglect and exploitation of Ohioans over 60 in 2009, up from 15,050 incidents in 2008. To learn more about senior crime victims’ services offered by the Attorney General, click here. Congress Delays Medicare Physician Reimbursement Cut through May 31st In April, President Obama signed into law the Continuing Extension Act of 2010 that extends the zero percent update to the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) through May 31, 2010. This extension means that Medicare claims for April and May can be paid under the current fee schedule. If Congress had not acted, payment rates for services by physicians, non-physician practitioners, and others who are paid under the MPFS would have been reduced, as required by a formula specified in the Medicare law. Click here for information on the Medicare Fee Schedule. Ohio Establishes Healthcare Reform Website This week, Ohio launched a website to keep people informed about healthcare reform activities, including a section on Medicare and long-term service and support. The Graying of the Elder Care Workforce Older women are projected to become 30 percent of the nation’s direct-care workforce by 2018 — up from 22 percent in just ten years. By 2018, 1.2 million direct-care workers are expected to be women aged 55 and over. A recent study by PHI National, a nonprofit organization that advocates on behalf of caregivers, found that in 2008, 28 percent of home care aides were over age 55. The organization projects that from 2008 to 2018, the number of direct care workers, which includes those in nursing homes, will grow to 4.3 million from 3.2 million. New Study Predicts More Jobs to Come for Older Workers While current unemployment is high for any age group, a new study forecasts that in less than a decade, older workers will be in demand once again. By 2018, boomer-age retirements and smaller numbers of younger adults could result in up to 5 million job vacancies, according to a MetLife Foundation-sponsored study. The fields of education, health care, government and nonprofit work will account for about half of the openings, according to the report. New Aging Report Predicts Increase in Elderly Homelessness Last month the National Alliance to End Homelessness released a report on aging among the homeless population entitled "The Rising Elderly Population." The report predicts that without intervention the elderly homeless population will increase by 33 percent by 2020 and more than double by 2050. The projections are based on the existing data on homelessness among the elderly, including the current rate of homelessness among older adults, the anticipated increase of the size of the elderly population, the reliance of many elderly persons on federal affordable housing programs, and other factors which contribute to homelessness for this population. Findings suggest that as the "baby boomer" generation becomes senior citizens, existing federal services - including Social Security, Medicare, and housing assistance programs for the elderly - will be critical for meeting the challenge of an increased elderly homeless population.

 

 

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