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Poverty-related issues in the news, from the Institute for Research on Poverty

State Medicaid Program – Ohio

Medicaid costs nearly $2 billion below estimates in Ohio, By Catherine Candisky, August 12, 2015, Columbus Dispatch: “Despite higher than expected enrollment of Ohioans newly eligible for Medicaid, overall costs of the tax-funded health insurance program last year were nearly $2 billion below original estimates. According to a report released today by Gov. John Kasich’s administration, total Medicaid spending was $23.5 billion for the fiscal year ending June 30, about 7.6 percent less than projected…”