Medicaid at 50: The Value of Covering Ohio Kids

Morrow County Sentinel 

August 1, 2015

By Mary Kuhlman

Columbus Ohio – A new report has emphasized the long term success of the Medicaid program in Ohio. About one million children, around 46%, receive prescriptions, doctor visits and other medical care through Medicaid. Additionally, studies have found that children who receive Medicaid care are more likely to be healthy and successful later in life.

Report co-author Joan Alker, executive director of the Georgetown University Center for Children and Families, says the study compiles research gathered over the last several years on the lives of individuals who received Medicaid as children in the 1980s and 90s.

“What’s so interesting about this new research is it’s showing that when these kids grow up, there are so many ways Medicaid has benefited them,” says Alker. “Their health is better, their educational success is better and their economic outcomes are improved.”

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