Medicaid

• Health Issue

• Business Issue

• State Budget Issue

Ohio

• $1 million (11%) Ohioans under age 65 lack health insurance; half under 200% FPL

• Single parent with two children must earn more than $38,000 (225% FPL) to contribute any toward health care

• 70% single mothers under 225% FPL• 60% single fathers under 225% FPL

More Than Health

• Housing Insecurity

• Debt, Credit Rating and Predatory Lending

• Bankruptcy

• Food Insecurity

• Latchkey and Unsafe Childcare

From a State/Local Perspective

• Reauthorize SCHIP, streamline enrollment and retention, fund outreach

• FMAP increase; 8 percentage point increase $1.4 billion in additional federal funds for the biennium

• Comprehensive health care reform