February 2014
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Director's Letter: HCJFS has an Impact on the Economy
HCJFS Staff Keeps Up with Additional Medicaid Demand
OhioMeansJobs Center to Double Number of Job Recipients
Child Care Team Generates No Complaints
Child Support Tops $130 Million
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Director's Letter: HCJFS has a Widespread Impact on the Economy
Hamilton
County Job and Family Services has a $1.8 billion impact on the local
economy.
That is what was going through my mind as I reviewed the number of
Medicaid applications we have received under the recent expansion. If we
receive as many as predicted – 42,000 – that will push us above the
200,000 recipient mark. That is a full one quarter of the county’s
800,000 residents.
But the numbers behind the numbers are the dollars attached to those
recipients. Because they have health care insurance, they are able to
spend money at local doctors’ offices, clinics and hospitals. Last year,
$1.3 billion in Medicaid was spent at local medical facilities.
JFS also accounted for $232 million in food assistance spent at local
grocers. Another nearly $100 million was spent at local child care
centers and homes. Various other programs account for nearly $200
million in spending at local businesses.
This is something I try to keep in mind when going about the day-to-day
business of running JFS. Our reach goes far beyond the 275,000 people
involved in a child support case, or the 167,000 Medicaid recipients or
the 145,000 food assistance recipients. Yes, we help 17,000 abused
children a year, but that help extends beyond those children to doctors
who heal their wounds, psychologists who help them become whole and
social service providers who help meet their other needs.
It is hard to say exactly how many people we serve, because many of the
recipients are duplicated across programs. My guess is we directly serve
about 500,000 of the county’s 800,000 residents. But if you consider the
dollars that reach beyond those half million, it is a good bet there are
very few in this community who do not benefit from the work we do.
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