A New Approach to Financing Medicaid? Block Grants, Per Capita Allotments, Shared Savings and the State Budget Loren Anthes Public Policy Fellow, Medicaid Policy Center December 6, 2016 On December 2nd, House majority leadership sent a letter to governors and state insurance commissionersi asking for input on a way to refine and augment Speaker Ryan’s...
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Big City Problems in Ohio’s Small Towns
Big City Problems in Ohio’s Small Towns John A. Begala Former Executive Director November, 2016 For all the cultural, social, and political forces that conspire to separate and divide “big city” and “small town,” and for all that is written about Ohio as a microcosm of the nation’s “culture wars,” Ohio’s small hub towns and...
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Birth Outcomes in Ohio, 2010‐2014
Birth Outcomes in Ohio, 2010‐2014 Joseph Ahern Fellow, Applied Research November, 2016 Ohio’s infant mortality rate in 2013, 7.33 infant deaths per 1,000 live births, ranked 45th among all states, and was 21 percent above the national average of 5.96. In addition, infant mortality among African Americans was more than twice the rate among Whites....
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Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program: Ohio Moving Forward
Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program Ohio Moving Forward October 3, 2016 Brie Lusheck Public Policy Associate Introduction On July 1, 2016, Ohio rolled out its new Comprehensive Case Management and Employment Program (CCMEP). CCMEP was a part of the previous State Operating Budget, House Bill 64, and is a program that was established as...
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Ending Welfare As We Knew It
Ending Welfare As We Knew It John R. Corlett, President and Executive Director and Rose Frech, former Research Fellow August 18, 2016 August 22nd will mark the 20th anniversary of the passage of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA) in 1996. When the law was passed by Congress and signed by then‐President...
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The Path from Poverty to Prosperity Can be a Roller Coaster: An Examination of Hourly Wages, Expenses, and Monthly
The Path from Poverty to Prosperity Can be a Roller Coaster: An Examination of Hourly Wages, Expenses, and Monthly Emily Campbell Associate Director and Williamson Family Fellow for Applied Research July, 2016 For most families, a pay increase is cause for celebration. A raise means more money in their pockets at the end of the...
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Human Services 101: A Straightforward Guide to the Social Services in Ohio
Human Services 101: A Straightforward Guide to the Social Services in Ohio By The Center for Community Solutions June, 2016 Welcome to Human Services 101: A Straightforward Guide to the Social Services in Ohio. Our goal is to provide easy-to-understand, yet comprehensive, information on the social service systems that help Ohioans. Social services are crucial...
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By the Numbers 3: Developing a Common Understanding for the Future of Behavioral Health Care, Analysis of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in Ohio
By the Numbers 3: Developing a Common Understanding for the Future of Behavioral Health Care Analysis of Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment in Ohio By The Center for Community Solutions and Mental Health and Addiction Advocacy Coalition July 24, 2015 Over the last several years, The Center for Community Solutions and the Mental Health & Addiction...
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Aging Ohio: The Impact of Demographic Change on State Fiscal Policy
Aging Ohio: The Impact of Demographic Change on State Fiscal Policy By Jon Honeck, Senior Fellow Matt Bird, Public Policy Assistant Regionomics LLC October 22, 2014 Prepared with support from The Cleveland Foundation Executive Summary Ohio will undergo an unprecedented demographic transformation over the next 20 years. By 2035, seniors—people age 65 or older—will comprise nearly...