Cuyahoga County's Department of Entitlement and Employment Services asked the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change to estimate the potential numb Show moreCuyahoga County's Department of Entitlement and Employment Services asked the Center on Urban Poverty and Social Change to estimate the potential number of children eligible for Medicaid under recent legislative changes. Currently, Cuyahoga County provides Medicaid coverage to all children age 0-5 living in households earning up to 133% of the federal poverty threshold and children age 6-14 in families earning up to 100% of the federal poverty baseline. Beginning January 1, 1998, the State of Ohio will increase the income threshold for all children age 0-18 to 150% of poverty. A newly-created federal program, Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), further expands the eligibility option to children living with families earning less than 200% of poverty. Using data from the 1990 Census, this paper estimates the number of Cuyahoga County children eligible for Medicaid under various income scenarios and by geographic areas. Digital Books at Kelvin Smith Library, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio Show less
