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Wright State Part Of Program Aimed At Better Medicaid Services

Wright State University is among 6 Ohio universities that are partnering with the state as part of a new program aimed at training students and health care professionals to better serve Ohio's Medicaid population. Medicaid provides coverage for the poor though state and federal funding.

The state's Medicaid director on Monday said Ohio had secured almost 2 million dollars in federal funds for the initiative this budget year and more than 8 million dollars for next fiscal year. The funds will train more than 1,000 students, residents and practitioners, who will then work at clinics in neighborhoods that need doctors and other health care professionals.

The initiative includes health-training programs at the University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University, The Ohio State University, and the University of Toledo.

Stories from the Associated Press.