The Future of Medicaid coverage in Ohio: Findings from HPIO’s 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study

Online event

Thursday, May 22, 2025

1:00 pm – 2:00 pm

In 2014, Ohio expanded Medicaid eligibility to adults between the ages of 19-64 who earn less than 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). Over 770,000 Ohioans now have healthcare coverage through Medicaid expansion. The federal reimbursement rate for this group is 90%.  

The biennial state budget currently under consideration by the Ohio General Assembly contains a provision that would discontinue payments for healthcare services for people in Medicaid expansion group if the federal reimbursement rate for Medicaid expansion drops below 90%. At the same time, the U.S. Congress is deliberating on legislation that would drastically reduce Medicaid spending. 

This webinar explores research on Medicaid expansion on Ohio, based on preliminary findings from HPIO’s ongoing 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study. Speakers will highlight the impact that eliminating Medicaid expansion could on Ohioans, the state budget and the state’s economy. 

Speakers

• Matthew Buettgens, PhD, Senior Fellow, The Urban Institute
• Peter Evangelakis, PhD, Senior Vice President, Economics & Consulting, REMI
• Amy Rohling McGee, MSW, President, HPIO
• Jacob Santiago, MSW, Senior Policy Analyst, HPIO

Resources

HPIO resources

• 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study Project
• 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study: Access to Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Treatment
• 2025 Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study: Impact on Parents, Caregivers and their children
• Policy Considerations: The Future of Group VIII (Expansion) Medicaid Coverage in Ohio
• Ohio Medicaid Basics 2025
• Webinar recording
• Presentation slides

Other resources

• KFF literature reviews:
  • The Effects of Medicaid Expansion under the ACA: Studies from January 2014 to January 2020
  • Building on the Evidence Base: Studies on the Effects of Medicaid Expansion, February 2020 to March 2021
• Saved by Medicaid: New Evidence on Health Insurance and Mortality from the Universe of Low-Income Adults -- National Bureau of Economic Research
• ACA Medicaid Expansion Associated With Increased Medicaid Participation and Improved Health Among Near-Elderly: Evidence From the Health and Retirement Study -- INQUIRY: Journal of Healthcare Provision and Public Health 
• Medicaid and Mortality: New Evidence From Linked Survey and Administrative Data  -- Quarterly Journal of Economics
• Loss of Subsidized Drug Coverage and Mortality among Medicare Beneficiaries -- New England Journal of Medicine (includes data on Medicare-Medicaid dual eligibles)
• Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Bill  --  KFF

HPIO 2025 Educational Event Sponsors

This webinar was made possible by the generous support of our 2025 Educational Events Series Sponsors.

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