Medicaid: Selected Research and Readings
The Importance of Reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
SCHIP is in its 10th year of providing health coverage for children in low-income families in Ohio and nationwide. SCHIP is credited with dramatically reducing the number of children who lack health insurance. Congress will be making the decision this year whether to continue funding the program.
(Kirstin Craciun and Michele Egan, The Center for Health Affairs, March 2007)
The Evolution of Medicaid Managed Care in Ohio
Rising healthcare spending prompted Ohio to begin experimenting with Medicaid managed care over 25 years ago. The managed care market has changed over the years, yet area hospitals’ interests in ensuring Medicaid enrollees receive appropriate care while making sure they are appropriately reimbursed for services has not changed. The history of the Medicaid managed care endeavor in Ohio offers lessons that can be applied to the current expansion initiative.
(Kirstin Craciun and Michele Egan, The Center for Health Affairs, September 2007)
Medicaid
Established in 1965, Medicaid is funded jointly by the state and federal governments and provides health insurance to eligible low-income and medically vulnerable people. This CHA publication discusses Medicaid eligibility, enrollment, funding and medical care.
(Kirstin Craciun and Michele Egan, The Center for Health Affairs, March 2007)
Medicaid Code Blue: Saving the Safety Net
As Medicaid continues to absorb ever larger portions of both the state and federal budgets, there is growing concern about the future affordability of the program. This CHA issue brief explains how Medicaid is administered, who is eligible and what is covered, and also explores what is currently taking place in the state and federal budget processes and the potential effects on the program and recipients.
(Kirstin Craciun and Michele Egan, The Center for Health Affairs, April 2005)
Ohio Medicaid Report
Updated on a bi-annual basis, this report provides statewide and county-by-county information on the Medicaid program in Ohio. Enrollment by age group, expenditures by type of service and percent of healthcare services received outside of the county are just a few of the statistics accessible in this report.
(Office of Ohio Health Plans)
Ohio Medicaid Basics
This report provides an overview of Ohio Medicaid, including eligibility, key programs, and financing and expenditures. Mandatory and optional Medicaid services are described as well as the percent of the state budget that Medicaid consumes. Different initiatives states have used to control Medicaid expenditures, such as implementing co-payments for prescription drugs, are discussed.
(Health Policy Institute of Ohio, February 2005)
Transforming Ohio Medicaid (Executive Summary)
As part of the state budget process in 2003, the Ohio General Assembly called for the creation of the Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid. This commission was tasked with evaluating the state’s Medicaid program and making recommendations to the Governor and the General Assembly. The Commission’s final report centers around two principles: Ohio Medicaid should consume no more of the state budget than it currently does, and potentially less; and average expenditure growth, on a per recipient basis, should not exceed the medical inflation rate. To access the full report click here.
(Ohio Commission to Reform Medicaid, January 2005)
Uneven Burden: Economic Analysis of Medicaid Expenditure Changes in Ohio
This report describes how Governor Taft’s proposed 2004-05 biennial budget, which contained $491 million in cuts to the Medicaid program in Ohio, would have affected local economies in the state’s 88 counties. Projected job losses in Northeast Ohio counties stemming from proposed cuts were estimated to be 221 in Ashtabula, 2,542 in Cuyahoga, 61 in Geauga, 233 in Lake, 350 in Lorain, and 140 in Medina.
(Robert Greenbaum and Anand Desai, April 2003)
The Medicaid Resource Book
To help healthcare providers, policymakers, and the public understand the structure and operation of the Medicaid program, this Resource Book provides detailed information about eligibility, benefits, financing and program administration. A glossary, legislative history of the program, and indexes to Medicaid statute and regulations are also provided.
(The Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured, July 2002)
Last Updated: September 2007
