A student is conducting a policy analysis about the options to increase health insurance coverage in Ohio. She has a decision matrix as below (Feasibility 0 to 10: low to high feasibility).

1. If cost is weighted 60% and feasibility 40%, what would the student recommend?

2. If you are conducting the analysis, would you consider some other criteria?

3. How would you assign the weights?

Setup a website for Ohio residents to provideassistancewith health insurance enrollment

$50,000 (Cost) 10 (Feasibility)

Medicaid expansion

$2 billion (Cost) 1 (Feasibility)

Outreach to the uninsured population and provide information on potential insurance options and assist them with enrollment

$6 million (Cost) 8 (Feasibility)