Submitted by achenault on Wed, 03/02/2016 – 10:08am That’s what the February 24th dental access Day At The Statehouse looked like. Here it is by the numbers: 69 registered – weather, family emergencies or accessibility issues prohibited 17 from attending; 52 attendees; 55 legislator appointments; 23 Senate meetings; 32 House meetings. What did participants say?
Submitted by achenault on Wed, 03/16/2016 – 2:12pm The Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM) has announced that they will begin eliminating spend-down after July 2016. People who are currently using health care expense spend-down to be eligible for Medicaid will have to meet income eligibility criteria (below 138% of the federal poverty limit, $16,242 per
Submitted by achenault on Wed, 04/06/2016 – 12:24pm In any given day you consume any number of things – lunch, information, energy. But are you a “consumer”? I’m sure you’ve heard the term, but when you think about your health care, do you consider yourself a consumer? For almost 20 years, UHCAN Ohio has been
Submitted by achenault on Wed, 04/06/2016 – 2:11pm According to the latest report from CMS on enrollment, during the last open enrollment period from November 1, 2015 – February 1, 2016, 243,715 Ohioans selected plans in the Marketplace. 84% of those received premium tax credits to help pay for their premiums. Getting health coverage is
Tomorrow, the Ohio Department of Medicaid will open public comment on their proposal to significantly change Ohio’s Medicaid program based on guidelines passed by the State Legislature in the last state budget. These proposed changes could cause more than 1 million of Ohio’s most vulnerable people including women, parents, people who are homeless, and others,
Last week we delivered a Lawmaker Letter which provided state lawmakers with details about the safety, quality care, education, and training of the dental therapist just days before the professional dental lobby group held its “day at the statehouse.” We wanted to let legislators know that they do not speak for all dentists or the
