Medicaid Expansion

Thanks for participating in our Statewide Medicaid Expansion Call In Day!  on February 21st! We generated over 500 calls and emails to State Representatives!

Presentations:

What Behavioral Health Advocates Need to Know About Medicaid Expansion - pdf

Statements:

Ohio-based Research Confirms that Medicaid Expansion is a Win-Win for Ohio - OCHC - pdf

Sign-On Letters:

Organizational Medicaid Expansion Sign-On Letter - pdf

Southwest Ohio Medicaid Expansion Coalition Sign-on Letter - pdf

Blogs:

Ohio and the ACA Medicaid Expansion - 8/31/12 -  Cathy Levine

FAQ:

Frequently Asked Questions about Medicaid Expansion - 11/16/12 - pdf

Issue Brief:

Medicaid Expansion: A Matter of Affordability for Low Income Ohioans 11/1/12 - pdf

Lawmaker Letter:

Expanding Medicaid in Ohio: Good for Health, Good for the Economy - 11/13/12 - pdf

Let Governor Kasich Know That Expanding Medicaid is Good for Ohio - 1/13/13 - pdf

2012 Federal Poverty Level Chart

138% Annually, Monthly, and Hourly Breakdown - pdf

100% Annually, Monthly, and Hourly Breakdown - pdf

Tips for Getting Your LTE Printed

In the News:

Should Ohio expand Medicaid? - Cincinniati Enquirer - 1/31/13

Greater Cleveland Partnership supports Ohio's expansion of Medicaid eligibility - Crain's Cleveland Business - 1/29/13

Ohio bishops support Medicaid expansion - Ironton Tribune - 1/29/13

Medicaid to expand it or not - Columbus Dispatch - 1/29/13

LTE: Medicaid Expansion needed - Toledo Blade - 1/29/13

Residents to find out next week if Ohio expand Medicaid - Toledo Blade - 1/28/13

Medicaid expansion the billions of dollars question - Lacaster Eagle Gazette - 1/28/13

Medicaid decision could have big effect on rural hospitals - Mansfield News Journal - 1/28/13

Ohio based research confirms Medicaid expansion is a win-win for Ohio - Cincinnati Herald - 1/26/13

LTE: Medicaid expansion will both health and budget - Columbus Dispatch - 1/26/13

Editorial: Medicaid expansion is right for Ohio - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 1/26/13

Benefits touted for Medicaid Expansion - Cincinatti Enquirer - 1/26/13

Ohio leader notes concerns with expanding Medicaid - Bucyrus Telegraph - 1/25/13

Religious community members rally to urge Gov. Kasich to expand Medicaid in Ohio - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 1/24/13

Editorial: Medicaid Expansion is Healthy for Ohio - Call and Post - 1/24/13

LTE: Medicaid expansion makes most sense - Columbus Dispatch - 1/24/13

Editorial: Speak up for expansion - Akron Beacon Joural - 1/24/13

State budget unknowns frighten advocates - Columbus Dispatch - 1/23/13

Editorial: Medicaid expansion widening eligibility would help hospitals, cover more of the uninsured - Columbus Dispatch - 1/23/13

Advocates: Don't cut income tax, expand Medicaid - Cincinnati Enquirer - 1/22/13

Medicaid Means Money for Ohio - NPR Ideastream - 1/21/13

Expanding Medicaid is the right and smart thing to do - Columbus Dispatch - 1/20/13

LTE: Expand Medicaid Coverage - Cincinnati Enquirer - 1/19/13

Editorial: Cover Medicaid expansion - Akron Beacon Journal - 1/19/13

Betting on Medicaid Expansion - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 1/19/13

Physicians, columbus chamber, health organizations push Medicaid expansion - Gongwer Ohio - 1/18/13

Millions at stake in Medicaid expansion - Dayton Daily news - 1/18/13

LTE: Expand Mediaid, boost state's economy - Columbus Dispatch - 1/18/13

Physicians Group Urges Medicaid expansion - WOSU NPR News - 1/17/13

Medicaid Expansion in Ohio is a Win Win Win? - Ohio Public News Service - 1/17/13

Let's move on Medicaid law - Cincinnati Enquirer - 1/17/13

Columbus hospital CEOs unite in support expanding Ohio Medicaid - Business First - 1/16/13

Study backs expanding Medicaid in Ohio - Columbus Dispatch - 1/16/13

Nonpartisan study looks at impact of Medicaid Expansion - Hannah Report 1/15/13

Report outlines cost, savings, revenue, tied to expanding Medicaid elligibility - Gongwer Ohio - 1/15/13

Expanding Medicaid could save Ohio big bucks, report says - Dayton Daily News - 1/15/13

Ohio's Medicaid Expansion will increase revenues, number of insured - Cleveland Plain Dealer 1/15/13

Ohio's Medicaid Expansion may cost less than previously predicted and offer some revenue, new report says - Cleveland Plain Dealer  - 1/15/13

Will Ohio Gov. John Kasich Expand Medicaid? 'Too Important to Leave Hanging' - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 1/15/13

LTE: Kasich Should Back Medicaid Expansion - Columbus Dispatch - 1/14/13

Ohio weighing lots of factors before deciding whether to expand Medicaid - Cleveland Plain Dealer - 12/24/12

Other Resources:

HPIO (Health Policy Institue of Ohio)

Expanding Medicaid in Ohio - Preliminary Analysis of Likely Effects - ppt

Policy Considerations for Medicaid Expansion in Ohio - 12 pg - pdf

Primer: Policy Conidersations for Medicaid Expansion in Ohio - 8 pg - pdf

Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati

Executive Summary of HPIO's Expanding Medicaid in Ohio Papers - pdf

Advocates for Ohio's Future

Ohioans Benefit From Expanded Health Coverage - Advocates for Ohio's Future - pdf

Medicaid Expansion Strengthens Ohio - Advocates for Ohio's Future - pdf

Medicaid Expansion in Ohio - Advocates for Ohio's Future - pdf

How Medicaid Expansion Would Strengthen Ohio Families and the Economy - Advocates for Ohio's Future - slideshare

National Health Law Program

10 Advocacy Steps for Medicaid Expansion - National Health Law Program - pdf

Medicaid Expansion: Make it Happen in Your State - National Health Law Program - ppt

50 Reasons Medicaid Expansion Is Good For Your State - National Health Law Program - pdf

10 Reasons the Medicaid Expansion Helps to Address Health Disparities - National Health Law Program - pdf

Policy Matters Ohio

Ohio Should Say Yes to the Medicaid Expansion - Policy Matters Ohio - pdf

Medicaid expansion would help 900,000 Ohioans - Policy Matters Ohio - pdf

Ohio Can't Afford to Opt Out of Medicaid Expanion - Policy Matters Ohio - pdf

County Comissioners Association of Ohio

CCAO Supports Pragmatic Expansion of Medicaid Eligibility - County Comissioners Association of Ohio - pdf