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Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Lehner pushing bill to give seniors care at home
State Rep. Peggy Lehner, R-Kettering, is pushing legislation that would expand services for Medicaid-eligible Ohioans who want to live at home, instead of moving to a nursing home.
The bill would also allow people already in nursing homes who want to be cared for at home to bypass wait lists for such in-home services.
Lehner said the program would be more cost effective for taxpayers since it costs $60,000 a year to house someone in a nursing home versus $20,000 a year to provide in-home services.
