There has been an 8% increase in Medicaid enrollment in the last year, an increase of about 154,000 Ohioans, the largest 12 month increase in seven years. Enrollment in Medicaid has continued to increase for 19 consecutive months, the longest period of sustained growth since 2001. Now almost two million Ohioans, nearly 1 in 5, are insured by Medicaid.
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