Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS)

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Focus: Medicaid Population Assessments | Chronic Conditions | Substance Use Disorder | Behavioral Health | Older Ohioans | Preventive Care for Healthy Individuals
Expertise: Applied Research and Analysis | Data Visualization
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The Ohio Medicaid Assessment Survey (OMAS) is a representative survey that collects health care access, utilization, and health status information about residential Ohioans at the state, regional, and county levels, with a concentration on Ohio’s Medicaid, Medicaid-eligible, and non-Medicaid populations. The OMAS mission is to assist the efficient and effective administration of Ohio’s Medicaid program.

OMAS is a mail, web, and random digit dial telephone survey that began fielding in 1997. The main topics include health care access, health care utilization, insurance status, chronic and acute health conditions, mental health, health risk behaviors, and health demographics such as employment, income, and socioeconomic indicators. These topics assist the Ohio Department of Medicaid and other health-associated state and local agencies in identifying health services and system gaps and assist in developing strategies for improving health services to Ohio’s population. The longevity of the survey enables tracking of the state's health system and population health status over time.

OMAS is widely used for health system research and program development by Ohio’s colleges and universities, state and local governments, private sector organizations, and policymakers. OMAS data have been used for grant applications, community health initiatives, academic publications and presentations, health system planning activities, and philanthropic activities.

OMAS is overseen by an Executive Committee which includes representation from Ohio’s health-associated state agencies, academics, and health stakeholders, and is fielded with the assistance of RTI International.

If you have been contacted to complete this important survey and have questions or concerns, please contact RTI at 1-833-947-2577.

For all other questions about OMAS, please contact the project leadership team via the general OMAS inbox at omas@osumc.edu or directly: Leyla (PI), Nikki Schnitzler (Co-PI), and Gabby Glenn (PM).

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We are actively making accessibility improvements to this dashboard. If you have difficulty accessing any of the content while we are making updates, please contact GRCAccess@osumc.edu

a screenshot of the OMAS dashboard with green, blue, and red bars in a chart representing an OMAS finding.

Dashboard

The OMAS dashboard is an interactive tool that provides a data-driven view of Ohio's health and healthcare landscape. You can select data to analyze, examine trends, and compare key populations. The dashboard provides fast, real-time results, providing plots, maps, and tables you can insert into documents and presentations. You can use it without knowing any programming or statistical techniques.
OMAS Dashboard

Survey Iterations

Click on a specific survey year below to read more about survey data, design, and methods and to download the survey data, research findings, and reports.

OMAS Executive Committee

OMAS is a Medicaid Technical Assistance and Policy Program (MEDTAPP) project sponsored by the Ohio Department of Medicaid. The OMAS Executive Committee includes representatives from the sponsoring agency, other cabinet-level health and human services agencies, an Academic Research Team, and the Principal and Co-Investigators from GRC.

State Agency Representatives:

Ohio Department of Medicaid

  • Mark Mygrant, MS
  • Schuyler Schmidt, JD, MS
  • Alexander Schepflin, MPA
  • Bryan Cole, LISW-S
  • Audra Gill, MPH

Ohio Department of Health

  • Jessica Horan
  • Kristen Dickerson, PhD, MSN, MPH, RN, MLT (ASCP)

Ohio Department of Children and Youth

  • Andrea Arendt, RN, MPH
  • Alison Casey

Ohio Department of Aging

  • Luke Werhan, MPA
  • Emerson Lee, MBA

Ohio Department of Developmental Disabilities

  • Rachel Blick, MHA

Ohio Department of Behavioral Health

  • Kraig Knudsen, PhD, MSW, MPH

Ohio Commission on Minority Health

  • Angela C. Dawson, MS, MRC, LPC
  • Candace James, MPH

 

OMAS Research Team:

Ohio Colleges of Medicine Government Resource Center

  • Leyla Tosun, PhD
  • Nikki Schnitzler, PhD
  • Gabrielle Glenn, MPH
  • Kelly Markowski, PhD
  • Michael Nau, PhD
  • Shelby Level, MPA, CHES
  • Seth Adarkwah Yiadom, MS
  • Priti Singh, PhD, MS
  • Moses Luri, PhD
  • Amy Chadwick, PhD
  • Sarah Parmenter, PhD, LMSW
  • Jazmine Wiggins, MA
  • Danielle Biss, PhD
  • Olivia Neff, MS
  • Kristin Graham, PhD
  • Tim Rose, PhD
  • Frederica Jackson, PhD
  • Gilbert Liu, MD, MS
  • Nadine Wise
  • Hannah Mack, MPH
  • Lynne Lyon, MHA

The Ohio State University

  • Amy Ferketich, PhD
  • Kenneth Steinman, PhD

Ohio University

  • Anirudh Ruhil, PhD
  • Marsha Lewis, PhD

University of Cincinnati

  • Eric Rademacher, PhD

Kent State University

  • Clare L. Stacey, PhD

 

OMAS Survey Vendor:

RTI International

  • Sara Zuckerbraun, MA, PMP
  • Marcus Berzofsky, DrPH
  • Meagan Magar
  • Rachael Buffkin, MS
  • Caroline Scruggs, MS