COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials say Ohio is gettingabout $10.8 million for enrolling
children from low-income families inthe Medicaid program and improving their access to health
coverage.Theperformance bonus was announced Monday by the Centers for Medicare& Medicaid Services.
The federal agency says that Ohio was one of 23states that received bonuses totaling roughly $307
million.The amount that each state got corresponds to the increase in Medicaid enrollment over a specific
target.Themoney is aimed at helping the states offset the cost of insuringlow-income kids and provide an
incentive for them to improve theirhealth programs. Some of those improvements include making it easier
torenew coverage, reducing paperwork and eliminating face-to-faceinterview requirements so applications can
be mailed or filed online.Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be
published, broadcast, rewritten orredistributed.COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Federal officials say Ohio is
gettingabout $10.8 million for enrolling children from low-income families inthe Medicaid program and
improving their access to health coverage.Theperformance bonus was announced Monday by the Centers for
Medicare& Medicaid Services. The federal agency says that Ohio was one of 23states that received
bonuses totaling roughly $307 million.The amount that each state got corresponds to the increase in Medicaid
enrollment over a specific target.Themoney is aimed at helping the states offset the cost of
insuringlow-income kids and provide an incentive for them to improve theirhealth programs. Some of those
improvements include making it easier torenew coverage, reducing paperwork and eliminating
face-to-faceinterview requirements so applications can be mailed or filed online.Copyright 2013 The
Associated Press. All rightsreserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten
orredistributed.