State Government Profile
Governor: John Kasich (R)
Lt. Governor: Mary Taylor (R)
Attorney General: Mike DeWine (R)
Legislature: Senate (Republican control 23-10), House (Republican control 59-40)
Legislative Leaders: Senate President Tom Niehaus (R); Speaker of the House William “Bill” Batchelder (R)
2012 Legislative Session: Begins January 3 (full time legislature)
Key Health Officials: Insurance Commissioner Mary Taylor; Director, Department of Health Dr. Theodore E. Wymyslo; Medicaid Director, Department of Job and Family Services John McCarthy
State Links
- Department of Insurance
- Department of Jobs and Family Services – Office of Ohio Health Plans
- Department of Health
- Governor’s Office
- State Senate
- State House
Demographic Highlights
State Population: 11,536,504 (2010 US Census data)
Medicaid Enrollment: 2,125,105 (July 2010, CMS)
Percent Enrolled in Managed Care: 73.49% (July 2010, CMS)
Uninsured Rate: 12.9% (three-year average, 2008-10, US Census Bureau)
Health Reform Projections: 667,376 – 901,023 (total new Medicaid enrollees, low and high participation scenarios, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured)
1.6 – 2.6% (change in state Medicaid spending, low and high participation scenarios, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured)
Budget Overview
State Fiscal Year (SFY) 2011 Budget Appropriations: $27.191 billion (state general funds)
SFY2012 Projected Budget Shortfall: $3.0 billion (state general funds)
SFY2008 Medicaid Expenditures: $9.346 billion (state general funds)
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP) Rates:
66.89% (January – March 2011)
64.89% (April – June 2011)
63.69% (July – September 2011)
64.15% (October 2011 – September 2012)
Health Reform Implementation Activities and Developments
Health Reform Implementation Structure:
No official/formal structure initiated to date, though a state web page providing health reform information has been established and the existing Health Care Coverage and Quality Council (HCCQC) has been examining issues that overlap with federal health reform.
Exchange:
Ohio applied for and was awarded an Exchange Planning and Establishment Grant
Amount Awarded: $1,000,000
Administrator: The Ohio Department of Insurance
Initial Planning Activities:
- Coordinate public and stakeholder through a specially constituted task force.
- Inform Ohioans of Exchange planning activities through public notices and Ohio’s health reform website.
- Conduct market analysis, modeling Ohio’s public programs and private insurance markets to provide projections and analysis necessary for planning and implementing an Exchange.
High Risk Pool:
State-Run. The state contracted with Medical Mutual of Ohio to administer the Ohio High Risk Pool.
Additional Grants and Funding:
- Ohio chart of ACA state funding opportunities
- The state applied for and was awarded a $1 million rate review grant
- The state was awarded a consumer assistance program grant
Other State Actions, Indicators, and Health Reform Resources:
- June 11 Ohio Health Care Reform Stakeholder Forum FAQs
- June 11 Ohio Health Care Reform Stakeholder Forum Minutes
