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Impact of Ohio Medicaid Eric Seiber, PhD Ohio Stat

Medicaid Changes. Many changes in Ohio Medicaid since 2004 Ohio Family Health SurveyChanges include:Eligibility changes for parents, foster youth, and disabled childrenNew federal documentation rules for eligibilityExpansion of Medicaid managed care. Effect of Changes. What is the net effect of

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Impact of Ohio Medicaid Eric Seiber, PhD Ohio Stat

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    2. Medicaid Changes Many changes in Ohio Medicaid since 2004 Ohio Family Health Survey Changes include: Eligibility changes for parents, foster youth, and disabled children New federal documentation rules for eligibility Expansion of Medicaid managed care

    3. Effect of Changes What is the net effect of these changes? early 2004 to late 2008 Examining Medicaid beneficiaries: Access Utilization Comparing Medicaid for entire year to: Private coverage for the entire year (ESI, Privately purchased) Uninsured and Part year coverage Statewide and by Region

    4. Children Groups Children – Ages 0 – 17 Medicaid coverage entire year All Medicaid Children Medicaid Managed Care Markets In 2004, Mandatory counties, Preferred, None/Vol By 2008, all counties were mandatory participation Private coverage entire year Uninsured and Part year coverage

    5. Adult Groups Adults – Ages 18 – 64 Medicaid coverage entire year All Medicaid adults Healthy Start/Healthy Families Aged, Blind, Disabled (ABD) Undetermined Medicaid Private coverage entire year Uninsured and Part year coverage

    6. Indicators Access Usual source of sick care Rates care as High Quality Harder to obtain care last three years Not obtaining medical care Problems seeing specialist Not obtaining dental care Delayed treatment for cost Major medical cost last 12 months Not obtaining needed drugs Utilization Well Child Visit last 12 mo Doctor visit last 12 mo Never a doctor visit Dentist visit last 12 mo Never a dentist visit Never received eye care Hospital stay last 12 mo ER visit last 12 mo

    7. Key Findings - Children

    8. Key Findings - Children

    9. Key Findings - Children

    10. Key Findings - Children

    11. Key Findings - Children

    12. Key Findings - Children

    13. Key Findings - Children

    14. Key Findings - Children Compared to the privately insured, Medicaid children report: Equivalent access to outpatient services Equivalent self-assessed quality of care Equivalent or fewer problems seeing specialists Less likely to identify cost as a barrier to care

    15. Key Findings - Children Medicaid Children from 2004 to 2008: Inpatient and ER utilization declined Largest utilization changes in counties transitioning to managed care The reductions in utilization came with lower perceived quality of care

    16. Key Findings - Adults

    17. Key Findings - Adults

    18. Key Findings - Adults

    19. Key Findings - Adults

    20. Key Findings - Adults Compared to privately insured adults, Medicaid adults report: More problems entering the health care system Fewer cost barriers once in the system The ABD population reported higher utilization yet lower access than Healthy Start/Healthy Families enrollees

    21. Conclusions Access and Utilization For low income children, Medicaid produces results similar to the privately insured Results were mixed for Medicaid adults, especially ABD adults Costs Complete picture will contrast changes in access and utilization with changes in total costs per beneficiary

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