Medicaid Children Not Tested
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Lead Astray: Medicaid Children Not Tested
May 3, 2004
In many Ohio counties, less than ten percent of one- and two-year-olds on Medicaid are tested for blood lead.
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| County (City) | Medicaid Eligable One and Two Year Olds | Not Screened for Lead (Percent) | Estimated Medicaid Children Lead Poisoned but Not Identified |
|---|---|---|---|
| ADAMS | 546 | 416 (76) | 20 |
| ALLEN | 1,492 | 1,228 (82) | 69 |
| ASHLAND | 511 | 420 (82) | 25 |
| ASHTABULA | 1,472 | 1,254 (85) | 78 |
| ATHENS | 806 | 527 (65) | 29 |
| AUGLAIZE | 376 | 331 (88) | 20 |
| BELMONT | 926 | 620 (67) | 40 |
| BROWN | 578 | 412 (71) | 20 |
| BUTLER | 3,370 | 2,891 (86) | 130 |
| CARROLL | 326 | 282 (87) | 16 |
| CHAMPAIGN | 426 | 294 (69) | 17 |
| CLARK | 2,180 | 1,179 (54) | 67 |
| CLERMONT | 1,826 | 1,349 (74) | 53 |
| CLINTON | 470 | 380 (81) | 21 |
| COLUMBIANA | 1,505 | 1,135 (75) | 70 |
| COSHOCTON | 466 | 328 (70) | 19 |
| CRAWFORD | 676 | 556 (82) | 36 |
| CUYAHOGA (Cleveland) | 20,979 | 11,704 (56) | 718 |
| DARKE | 465 | 337 (72) | 22 |
| DEFIANCE | 462 | 340 (74) | 19 |
| DELAWARE | 627 | 532 (85) | 22 |
| ERIE | 797 | 711 (89) | 39 |
| FAIRFIELD | 1,119 | 878 (78) | 44 |
| FAYETTE | 410 | 327 (80) | 18 |
| FRANKLIN (Columbus) | 15,385 | 10,015 (65) | 442 |
| FULTON | 377 | 330 (88) | 21 |
| GALLIA | 614 | 418 (68) | 20 |
| GEAUGA | 327 | 298 (91) | 13 |
| GREENE | 1,326 | 1,122 (85) | 47 |
| GUERNSEY | 703 | 472 (67) | 27 |
| HAMILTON (Cincinnati) | 10,560 | 7,419 (70) | 426 |
| HANCOCK | 652 | 604 (93) | 33 |
| HARDIN | 375 | 328 (87) | 21 |
| HARRISON | 230 | 175 (76) | 12 |
| HENRY | 267 | 212 (79) | 14 |
| HIGHLAND | 669 | 537 (80) | 28 |
| HOCKING | 465 | 387 (83) | 20 |
| HOLMES | 251 | 221 (88) | 12 |
| HURON | 839 | 669 (80) | 41 |
| JACKSON | 596 | 432 (72) | 23 |
| JEFFERSON | 979 | 808 (83) | 48 |
| KNOX | 627 | 547 (87) | 32 |
| LAKE | 1,434 | 1,134 (79) | 49 |
| LAWRENCE | 1,260 | 987 (78) | 47 |
| LICKING | 1,580 | 1,219 (77) | 61 |
| LOGAN | 576 | 480 (83) | 28 |
| LORAIN | 3,515 | 2,342 (67) | 116 |
| LUCAS (Toledo) | 6,860 | 4,604 (67) | 268 |
| MADISON | 368 | 282 (77) | 15 |
| MAHONING (Youngstown) | 3,503 | 2,165 (62) | 119 |
| MARION | 812 | 606 (75) | 37 |
| MEDINA | 869 | 632 (73) | 28 |
| MEIGS | 431 | 276 (64) | 15 |
| MERCER | 331 | 318 (96) | 17 |
| MIAMI | 864 | 641 (74) | 36 |
| MONROE | 186 | 128 (69) | 7 |
| MONTGOMERY (Dayton) | 6,786 | 5,144 (76) | 254 |
| MORGAN | 261 | 187 (72) | 11 |
| MORROW | 373 | 322 (86) | 17 |
| MUSKINGUM | 1,408 | 774 (55) | 44 |
| NOBLE | 155 | 107 (69) | 6 |
| OTTAWA | 357 | 288 (81) | 15 |
| PAULDING | 219 | 186 (85) | 10 |
| PERRY | 560 | 438 (78) | 26 |
| PICKAWAY | 581 | 490 (84) | 26 |
| PIKE | 596 | 530 (89) | 23 |
| PORTAGE | 1,362 | 1,038 (76) | 48 |
| PREBLE | 372 | 280 (75) | 17 |
| PUTNAM | 255 | 228 (89) | 14 |
| RICHLAND | 1,705 | 1,250 (73) | 68 |
| ROSS | 1,102 | 875 (79) | 47 |
| SANDUSKY | 770 | 505 (66) | 33 |
| SCIOTO | 1,619 | 1,486 (92) | 84 |
| SENECA | 649 | 437 (67) | 30 |
| SHELBY | 509 | 394 (77) | 22 |
| STARK (Canton) | 4,635 | 3,506 (76) | 195 |
| SUMMIT (Akron) | 6,440 | 3,946 (61) | 214 |
| TRUMBULL | 2,975 | 2,526 (85) | 135 |
| TUSCARAWAS | 1,062 | 868 (82) | 54 |
| UNION | 351 | 324 (92) | 17 |
| VAN WERT | 288 | 239 (83) | 16 |
| VINTON | 297 | 213 (72) | 10 |
| WARREN | 859 | 646 (75) | 25 |
| WASHINGTON | 886 | 703 (79) | 37 |
| WAYNE | 986 | 708 (72) | 37 |
| WILLIAMS | 476 | 301 (63) | 18 |
| WOOD | 842 | 660 (78) | 33 |
| WYANDOT | 199 | 148 (74) | 10 |
| TOTAL | 140,577 | 98,986 (70%) | 5,331 |
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