Cincinnati Children’s may lose up to $55 million due to cuts in Ohio’s Medicaid program, according to the report. Roughly 45 percent of the hospital’s revenue comes from Medicaid patients.
However, CFO Scott Hamlin said demand for medical services is still expected to increase 5 percent, and the hospital is only looking to save money where it will not impact patients, such as combining equipment purchases among different hospital departments.
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