Saying that an expansion of Medicaid will help "some of the poorest Ohioans"; Gov. John Kasich included the much-anticipated announcement in his two-year budget proposal Monday. full story ![]()

Ohio Gov. John Kasich's proposed two-year state budget endorses the expansion of Medicaid, the state-federal health program for certain poor and disabled people, that is one of the legislation's key elements.
cleveland.com (2 months and 28 days ago)
The apparent disagreement between Gov. John Kasich and state Treasurer Josh Mandel over Medicaid expansion, well, “it’s complicated.”
dispatch.com (3 months and 5 days ago)
Gov. John Kasich continued his push for Medicaid expansion in Ohio by framing Republican lawmakers’ resistance as politically motivated. “On these kinds of issues, we cannot be partisan or philosophically isolated from other people,” Kasich said Thursday at the kick-off for Minority Health Month, sponsored by the Ohio Commission on Minority Health. “Because we all have...
dispatch.com (1 month and 21 days ago)
As Gov. John Kasich and fellow Statehouse Republicans try to navigate a delicate situation related to expanding Ohio’s Medicaid program, Kasich has made it clear that he will not use state tax dollars to provide some access to insurance for the poor, as conservatives are urging.
dispatch.com (1 month and 21 days ago)

At the end of its budget-writing process, the Ohio House decided to maintain Medicaid expansion as an open question. That's a victory for Gov. John Kasich and for those who want better for Ohio's poor, The Plain Dealer editorial board writes.
cleveland.com (29 days ago)
Gov. John Kasich appeared Wednesday night in Lake County where he spoke about his biennial budget proposal that also included a passionate plea for openness to the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio.
news-herald.com (1 month and 15 days ago)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) is appealing to lawmakers' faith as he tries to persuade them to get on board with Medicaid expansion.
journal-news.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich (KAY'-sik) is appealing to lawmakers' faith as he tries to persuade them to get on board with Medicaid expansion.
middletownjournal.com (2 months and 27 days ago)
Ohio Gov. John Kasich says he hasn’t given up hope that the Legislature will expand the Medicaid program under the federal health care law.
cantonrep.com (11 days ago)

If approved by the Ohio General Assembly, the Medicaid expansion plan presented by Gov. John Kasich would bring health care to approximately 26,000 military veterans living in Ohio, along with 12,500 of their family members, write Thomas Moe and Victor Wilson.
cleveland.com (1 day ago)
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