Analysis: Ohio to lose 51,000 jobs and $5.3 billion by 2029 due to Medicaid, food assistance, and ACA subsidy cuts

Summary

A new Commonwealth Fund analysis finds that cuts to Medicaid, food assistance, and expiring ACA subsidies under a 2025 spending law will cost Ohio 51,000 jobs and $5.3 billion from the state economy by 2029. These losses occur despite $200 million in rural health funding included in the bill. The analysis highlights the significant economic consequences of federal healthcare and food assistance reductions on a single state.

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bskyAnalysis: Ohio to lose 51,000 jobs and $5.3 billion by 2029 due to Medicaid, food assistance, and ACA subsidy cutsohiocapitaljournal.com