2024 MLC Health & Human Services Committee Meeting

In conjunction with the 78th Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, the MLC Health & Human Services Committee met on Sunday, July 21, and held a stand-alone policy session on Monday, July 22, in Columbus, Ohio.

During these sessions, participating legislators explored reforms to child welfare systems, a promising approach to finding loving and permanent homes for young people who otherwise end up in the “deep end” of these systems, and Medicaid-based changes in how maternal care is paid for and delivered.

2024 committee meeting in Columbus: Information and resources

• Stateline Midwest article on “Transforming Maternal Care: State-Based Reforms in Ohio Include Use of Value-Based Payment Model” »
• “Ohio’s Reforms and Advances in Child Welfare Services” | Joel Potts, Government and External Affairs Officer, Ohio Department of Children and Youth 
• Presentation on “Transforming Child Services, Improving Lives” | Rita Soronen, President & CEO, Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption »
• Presentation on “Innovation in Medicaid Payment for Quality Maternity Care in Ohio” | Maureen Corcoran, Director, Ohio Department of Medicaid »
• Presentation on “Delivering and Paying For Quality Maternity Care Services” | Sinsi Hernández-Cancio, Vice President for Health Justice, National Partnership for Women and Families »
• Agenda »

The MLC Health & Human Services Committee meets at least once a year as part of the MLC Annual Meeting, most recently in Columbus in 2024 and Detroit in 2023.