Source: Health Policy Institute of Ohio
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) has released the 10th edition of Ohio Medicaid Basics, a primer that provides an overview of the Medicaid program in Ohio.
The 2023 edition includes information on Medicaid eligibility, covered groups and services, delivery systems, financing, spending, and recent policy and programmatic changes. In addition to giving an overview of the program, the brief details recent changes, such as Medicaid continuous coverage and redetermination, implementation of the Next Generation of Ohio Managed Care initiative, and extension of postpartum coverage, as well as describes how the changes affect enrollment and spending.
Ohio Medicaid provides healthcare coverage for about 3.6 million Ohioans (30% of the state’s population), most of whom are children, older adults, people with disabilities, and adults with low incomes who could not otherwise afford private or employer-sponsored health insurance. The program represents a significant share of government spending in Ohio. In state fiscal year 2022, federal and state expenditures on Medicaid accounted for about 39% of Ohio’s budget, with 73% of the funds coming from the federal government.
HPIO has released Medicaid Basics every two years since 2005.