CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO NEWS - New Medicaid Program for Workers with Disabilities

CLERMONT COUNTY, OHIO NEWS - Beginning in April, a new Medicaid expansion program will be available for working, disabled citizens in Ohio.  The Medicaid Buy-In for Workers with Disabilities program (MBIWD) will provide Medicaid access, not available under the regular Medicaid program, to those between the ages of 16 and 64, who are employed full or part time, and who have been declared disabled by the Social Security Administration or the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.  Those eligible must meet basic Medicaid and financial criteria.  The monthly premium for MBIWD is calculated, based on the individual’s income. 

Applications will be available in late March at the Clermont County Department of Job and Family Services office, located at 2400 Clermont Center Drive in Batavia.  Applications can be mailed by contacting the Medicaid Consumer Hotline at 1-800-324-8680.  Additional information about the program is also available on the Web site www.jfs.ohio.gov/ohp.