More Ohioans expected to be without health insurance in 2023 as Medicaid waiver ends Mark Ferenchik Columbus Dispatch Recently released census numbers show a higher percentage of Ohioans were covered by private or public health insurance in 2022 than the year before. But officials say those numbers are dropping this year after COVID-19 pandemic waivers for
UHCAN Ohio & Impacted Community Members Applaud Biden Administration Action on Medical Debt Milestone comes on the heels of Medical Debt Day of Action where Ohio residents shared their stories and urged the Biden administration to prohibit medical debt from impacting credit scores Columbus, Ohio — Today, the Biden-Harris administration announced that it is
Millions of people could lose their insurance if ARPA premium subsidy expires A surprise deal between Sen. Joe Manchin and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer is being worked out that includes major changes to the Affordable Care Act, the nation’s biggest-ever climate bill and the largest tax hike on corporations in decades. Among the provisions
Ohio health care advocates want Congress to extend health insurance purchasing subsidies By Sabrina Eaton, cleveland.com WASHINGTON, D. C. – Health care advocates in Ohio want Congress to extend temporary federal health insurance premium subsidies that expire at the end of the current plan year. They warn that failing to extend the subsidies would jeopardize health
Affordable health insurance: ‘It’s not a financial option’ Cincinnati Enquirer Dan Horn 10:00pm ET March 23, 2022 | Updated 11:13 am ET March 24, 2022 Ryan Luckie and his team at Cincinnati’s Freestore Foodbank try to help the uninsured get coverage before things get so dire. Health care navigators, as they’re known, guide people through their options,
Ohio survey details views on racial bias in healthcare settings; hospitals aim to address how unequal treatment can affect care Published: Feb. 10, 2022, 8:00 a.m. By Julie Washington, cleveland.com CLEVELAND, Ohio — Yvonka Hall hoped a nutritionist could provide answers about her unexplained weight gain despite her healthy eating habits. But the nutritionist was more
Ohioans on Medicaid encouraged to prepare for end of COVID emergency By Mary Schermann Kuhlman Public News Service Apr 14, 2022 No news is good news for Ohioans who enrolled in Medicaid coverage during the COVID-19 public health emergency. State Medicaid agencies are prohibited from dis-enrolling beneficiaries until the end of the month in which
Ohio business reaction to abortion ban underscores link between economy and health care The Statehouse News Bureau | By Andy Chow Published June 28, 2022 at 5:48 PM EDT A handful of Ohio’s top employers are offering to pay their workers’ travel costs if they need to leave the state for abortion services, now that Ohio’s new
Institutions need to engage with ground level, African American community members to conduct authentic antiracism initiatives
Friday, January 31, 2020 Federal Medicaid Block Grant Offer Draws Interest, Worries From Gongwer Critics this week warned that the block granting of Medicaid could lead to more liability for the state and the loss of federal dollars. “The federal offer of program flexibility is an illusory benefit, CMS is offering not much more than
