Ohio Medicaid advocates rally in new coalition against possible massive Trump, state cuts

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

62% : "Medicaid is a foundation for health and economic stability," said Teresa Lampl, chief executive officer of The Ohio Council of Behavioral Health and Family Services Providers.
57% : " In 2014, Ohio became a Medicaid expansion state, opening up Medicaid to 770,000 more Ohioans.
51% : 72 million people in the U.S. are enrolled in Medicaid, the federal and state health insurance program for those who are disabled or low income.
43% : In a Tuesday statement, the coalition said that Medicaid is a "critical driving force in fostering thriving communities" and that it "supports preserving coverage for as many Ohioans as possible.
42% : In Ohio, nearly half of Medicaid recipients are children, and the move would hit rural health systems especially hard, as rural counties typically have higher percentages of residents enrolled in Medicaid, according to data from the Ohio Department of Medicaid.
39% : That, however, could be in jeopardy thanks to a measure introduced in the current version of the state budget bill, which would cut Medicaid expansion in Ohio if federal assistance for the program drops below 90%.

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