Have you used Medicaid or are you currently covered by Medicaid? We want to talk to you

**EDS: RETRANSMISSION OF XNYT0498 OF FEB. 25, 2025 TO CORRECT YEAR IN CAPTION TO 2025.** Jeannie Brown, who makes around $25,000 yearly as a part-time school bus driver, falling in the so-called coverage gap now covered in many states by the Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act, at home in Belgrade, Mont. on Feb. 21, 2025. House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Donald Trump’s desired tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending. (Janie Osborne/The New York Times)

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**EDS: RETRANSMISSION OF XNYT0498 OF FEB. 25, 2025 TO CORRECT YEAR IN CAPTION TO 2025.** Jeannie Brown, who makes around $25,000 yearly as a part-time school bus driver, falling in the so-called coverage gap now covered in many states by the Medicaid expansion under Affordable Care Act, at home in Belgrade, Mont. on Feb. 21, 2025. House Republicans hunting for ways to pay for President Donald Trump’s desired tax cuts have called for cutting the federal government’s share of Medicaid spending. (Janie Osborne/The New York Times)
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March 17, 2025
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As the Ohio Department of Medicaid waits for federal approval to implement work requirements for the Medicaid expansion group ― and the Ohio General Assembly prepares for the possibility of reduced funding for Medicaid ― thousands of Ohioans are at risk of losing their health coverage next year.

To get a better understanding of the impact of these cuts, we want to talk to people in the region willing to share their stories about how access to Medicaid has impacted their lives and any concerns they have about potential future cuts to Medicaid.

Email reporter Sam Wildow at samantha.wildow@coxinc.com or fill out the Google form below to share your story.

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Samantha Wildow is a reporter for the Dayton Daily News covering health care, as well as local news in Kettering, Oakwood, Miamisburg, Miami Twp., Moraine and West Carrollton. Contact her at samantha.wildow@coxinc.com.