"[W]hile a Medicaid expansion would increase [Ohio's] Medicaid costs by about $2.5 billion from 2014 through 2022, it would also save [the state] $1.5 billion by reducing state spending on current programs in favor of the largely federally financed expansion.... Medicaid expansion would create more than 27,000 Ohio jobs, reduce the number of uninsured by more than 450,000, cut health costs for employers and residents by $285 million and $1.1 billion, respectively, and lessen budget shortfalls facing Ohio's counties."  MORE >>