09/21/2026

OACB attends ANCOR Policy Summit and Advocacy Day

Adam Herman joined Christine Brown and members of Ohio’s provider community on Capitol Hill as part of ANCOR’s 2026 Hill Day, which brought together 335 advocates from 42 states for more than 300 congressional meetings. OACB joined Ohio’s delegation for meetings with the offices of Rep. Troy Balderson and Rep. Bob Latta, both members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, which has jurisdiction over Medicaid. Discussions focused on protecting and strengthening Medicaid-funded home- and community-based services and addressing direct support workforce needs, specifically focusing support for the HCBS Relief Act, which would temporarily increase federal Medicaid funding for HCBS by 10 percentage points, and the bipartisan Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act, which would improve federal
workforce data by establishing a standard occupational classification (SOC) for DSPs. In addition, OACB shared how the unique nature of Ohio’s county board system minimizes and largely eliminates the potential for fraud, waste, and abuse in the Medicaid system.

Pictured left to right: Pete Moore (OPRA), Jacob Parker (U.S. Rep. Bob Latta), Caille Ostrolencki (Welcome
House), Christine Brown, Adam Herman, Tim Neville (Echoing Hills), and Scott Marks (OPRA).