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Health
Children's Defense Fund-Ohio supports
statewide efforts that help children and families gain access to
quality, comprehensive health care services.
According to the most recent data, one
million children and 490,000 parents receive health
insurance coverage through Healthy Start/Healthy Families, Ohio’s
Medicaid program. By most accounts, these are families that work,
are not offered insurance through their employers and cannot afford
individual coverage. However, there are still hundreds of thousands
of children in Ohio who do not possess healthcare coverage.
Resources: Learn More and Take Action
CDF-Ohio
Covering All
Children in 2007 Materials:
Real Stories of Uninsured Children
"See" The Problem
Dakota, 12; Amanda, 11; & James, 6- Columbus, OH:
Dana received notice that her children's coverage of Healthy Start
Healthy Families, Ohio's Medicaid and SCHIP program, would soon end
because their enrollment had yet to be re-verified. Upon learning
that she would have to provide birth records for all three children,
she informed her social worker that she could not afford the birth
certificates which were required. [The family's income is 45% of
the Federal Poverty Level] The social worker then informed Dana
that there was nothing she could do until Dana submitted each
child's birth certificate. Dana was unable to provide birth records
and Dakota, Amanda, and James lost the medical coverage that they
once had. Meanwhile, Amanda's performance in school began to dwindle
and as a result her grades began to slide to below average marks.
Soon Dana learned that the reason Amanda's grades has worsened was
because she could not see the materials. Dana, concerned about
Amanda's education, knows that Amanda needs glasses so that she may
reach her full potential, yet Dana cannot afford them. Dana summed
it up best when she mentioned how frustrating it was that Amanda was
failing in school because Dana could not afford three birth
certificates to get the Healthy Start Healthy Families coverage her
children need. Make A Difference-
See how you can help millions of children in America who are not
insured.
Existing Ohio Health Care Program
Healthy Start Healthy
Families: Ohio's Health Care Program
Administered by the Ohio Department of
Job and Family Services, Healthy Start and Healthy Families offer
free health coverage to qualifying families, children (up to age 19)
and pregnant women. Coverage includes:
- Doctor Visits
- Hospital Care
- Pregnancy Related
Services
- Prescriptions
- Vision
- Dental
- Substance Abuse
- Mental Health
Services
- And More
Learn more
at Ohio’s
Healthy Start Healthy Families website
Download a
Healthy Start Healthy Families application (PDF)
Download
Healthy Start Healthy Families Income Guidelines and
Application Tips (PDF)
2007 Income
Guidelines for Healthy Start Healthy Families
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Parents
Eligible |
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Pregnant Women |
Children
Eligible |
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Family Size |
90% FPL |
100% Standard |
150% FPL |
200% FPL |
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2 |
$12,321
yr/$1,026 mo |
$13,690 |
$20,535 yr/
$1711 mo |
$27,380 yr/
$2281 mo |
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3 |
$15,453
yr/$1,287 mo |
$17,170 |
$25,755
yr/$2,146 mo |
$34,340
yr/$2,861 mo |
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4 |
$18,585
yr/$1,548 mo |
$20,650 |
$30,975
yr/$2,581 mo |
$41,300
yr/$3,441 mo |
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5 |
$21,717
yr/$1,809 mo |
$24,130 |
$36,195
yr/$3,016 mo |
$48,260
yr/$4,021 mo |
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6 |
$24,849
yr/$2,070 mo |
$27,610 |
$42,915
yr/$3,576 mo |
$55,220
yr/$4,601 mo |
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7 |
$27, 981
yr/$2,331 mo |
$31,090 |
$46,635
yr/$3,886 mo |
$62,180
yr/$5,181 mo |
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270,000
Children in Ohio live without health insurance- that’s 186
miles of children lined up hand in hand.
25% of 2 year olds are not fully immunized.
Ohio Ranks 36th among states in infant mortality.
All the children in
Ohio enrolled in the state’s Healthy Start Healthy Families
health care coverage program would fill Ohio Stadium more than
10 times.
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