Medicaid in Hamilton County
  2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Participants  (monthly avg.) 93,376 92,473 116,803 121,472 120,348 121,084 127,242 128,259
                 
Annual Payments (in millions, federal & state dollars) $643.3 $727.0 $799.5 $872.7 $922.3 $944.8 $1.12 bil. $1.18 bil.
                 
Healthy Start/Healthy Families                
 Applications Approved na 3,090 3,374 2,175 3,808 3,332 3,008 3,543