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New Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey chartbooks highlight health care risks Ohioans may face,

post-pandemic

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The Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center today released 14 new chartbooks covering key findings and demographics on the health of adults, adolescents and children in Ohio.


The chartbook data comes from the 2019 Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS), the nation’s largest and longest running state-based population health survey. Since its first iteration in 1997, OMAS has provided a comprehensive profile on access to health care, health care use, health status, mental health, employment, health insurance status, and behavioral health risk in Ohio. The 2019 survey included 31,558 adult responses and 7,404 children responses, by adult proxy, from all 88 counties in Ohio.


The 2019 OMAS also includes first-time data findings based on updated survey questions that focus on child adverse events (ACEs), housing insecurity, vaping and substance use, individual isolation, and various social determinants of health. 


“Ensuring every child and family in Ohio has an opportunity to succeed, stay healthy, and thrive starts with evidence-based health policy decisions supported by research like OMAS,” said Ohio Medicaid Medical Director Dr. Mary Applegate. “Our population health work gives policymakers, researchers, health care practitioners, and communities pre-pandemic health benchmarks that may be particularly impactful as we better address disparities.”


The OMAS dataset is free and available for public use. Fast, real-time OMAS plots, maps, tables, and trending data can be accessed via the OMAS Dashboard. Those interested specifically in obtaining a dataset with geographic identifiers must submit a data-use inquiry form.


OMAS is a Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MedTAPP) project sponsored by the Ohio Department of Medicaid, Ohio Department of Health, the Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, and The Ohio State University. The OMAS Executive Committee includes representatives from the sponsoring state agencies, other cabinet-level health and human services agencies, academic subject matter experts, and staff from GRC.


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The Medicaid Technical Assistance & Policy Program (MedTAPP) is a state-university partnership led by the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM). MedTAPP leverages the clinical and academic expertise of Ohio's colleges of medicine and public and private universities to improve health care quality for the nearly three million Ohioans insured by Medicaid.


If you're a university-based researcher or clinician, you can apply today to join the MedTAPP team. Previous MedTAPP members should resubmit information through the new MedTAPP web application on https://www.grc.osu.edu/MedTAPP

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