Ohio’s Medicaid Enrollment Is 72% of Private Sector

Medicaid consumes more than half of Ohio’s General Revenue Fund. This infographic — published by Opportunity Ohio, a conservative think tank — shows nearly 1 million Ohioans have been added to the state’s Medicaid rolls since Ohio expanded eligibility in 2013. Medicaid is now 72% the size of Ohio’s private-sector employment. More than one in four Ohioans is enrolled in the taxpayer-sponsored program. 3/7/202