2019 Ohio Medicaid Director Meeting

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We were honored to meet with Ohio Medicaid Director Maureen Corcoran on Friday, April 19, 2019.

Participants included:

• Sonja Nelson and Alex Romstedt of the Columbus Metropolitan Housing Authority
• Katana Waters and Cloe Cooper of the CSCC Scholar Network
• Samantha Dillon, Vice President of the OHIO Youth Advisory Board
• ACTION Ohio members: Jessica Camargo and Lisa Dickson
• Alumni advocate Laquita Howell and her son Ralph 

Our discussion focused on:

1. Barriers to Medicaid access for former foster youth, and proposed solutions to address this perennial problem
2. The need for a support staff person for Scholar House III

We also suggested that the state of Ohio could create a review panel of medical professionals, including trauma-informed child psychiatrists, to address questions and concerns regarding foster care children and teens and whether the treatment and medications they are prescribed are clinically appropriate.