Thousands of disabled Ohioans are in limbo waiting for health care benefits to start now guaranteed the application will be reviewed in a matter of more timely, according to a federal court ruling that recently.
Class action lawsuit filed in March, 2010, in U.s. District Court in Toledo was settled by consent decree this month, concluding the legal battle over the months and years-long problem, supporters say.
The settlement requires the Ohio Department of job and family services to automatically enroll in Medicaid each individual applications that have been waiting for more than 90 days, and directs the agencies to work toward the long wait to permanently remove.
He added that the first round of this application must be processed now and the applicant will be eligible for benefits by Sunday.