Ohio Economic Experts Panel

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December 30, 2024: Health and human services for pregnant women and young children

Currently, the Ohio Legislature is considering HB7, “the Strong Foundations Act,” which would appropriate $34 million over two fiscal years to fund a suite of programs aimed at improving outcomes for pregnant people as well as families with very young children.

Question A: Providing targeted health and human service programs to pregnant women will lead to reductions in future social spending that will exceed the program costs.

Question B: Providing targeted health and human service programs to pregnant women will increase maternal labor force participation.

Question C: Providing targeted health and human service programs to pregnant women will significantly reduce infant mortality.

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Goal: Policymakers need information from experts to craft policy that is effective, efficient, and equitable. The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a tool for promoting better policy outcomes by providing policymakers, policy influencers, and the public with the informed opinions of Ohio’s leading economists.

About: The Ohio Economic Experts Panel consists of over 40 economists from colleges and universities throughout the state of Ohio. Panelists answer monthly questions of relevance to state policy indicating the degree to which they agree or disagree with a policy question and their confidence in their answer based on available evidence.

The Ohio Economic Experts Panel is a social bottom line service of Scioto Analysis, a public policy analysis firm based in Columbus, Ohio.

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