Today we celebrate the anniversary of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). For children the ACA has been a big win. It cut the rate of child uninsurance in half. One of the biggest wins is that children with pre-existing conditions could no longer be excluded from coverage. Today, 96 % of children in Ohio...

Ohio takes child health seriously. When the CHIP program was enacted in 1997, Ohio chose to combine CHIP with Medicaid, which strengthened the benefits for those entitled to CHIP.  The combined program also offers children on CHIP more protection against budget shortfalls.

However, while fundamental pro...

Ohio’s Department of Medicaid finalized rule changes for the Healthcheck (EPSDT) program, to take effect November 1, 2017. “EPSDT” is shorthand for “Early, Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment.” It is a set of services for children enrolled in Medicaid.