Medicaid cuts would impact more than a quarter of Ohioans, children and the elderly most of all

Budget cuts at the federal and state level have the potential to raise the uninsured rate in Ohio and put health coverage in jeopardy for a large part of the state.

A study of state and federal data by the Ohio-based Center for Community Solutions found that more than a quarter of the state’s population receives health coverage through Medicaid.

Medicaid in Ohio covers two in five children, one in five working-age adults and one in 10 adults aged 65 and older, according to the center…

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