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Consumer Engagement: Putting the Patient in “Patient-Centered Care”

Submitted by clevine on Thu, 07/28/2011 – 1:58pm Have you ever had the same medical test repeated twice or more because your different doctors didn’t share the test results?  Have you left a doctor’s office confused about what was said or what you were supposed to do? Did you ever feel like you didn’t have

How Can We Reduce Health Care Costs without Gutting Medicare or Medicaid? Ask Dr. Don Berwick

Submitted by clevine on Sun, 08/14/2011 – 2:45pm “If you don’t understand how to achieve lower costs, listen to the stories of patients – poor care coordination, ineffective care,” said Dr. Donald Berwick, at a Campaign for Better Care event on Wednesday, August 10, in Cincinnati. Dr. Berwick, administrator for CMMS (Centers for Medicare and

Ohio’s Budget and Health Homes – Needs More Money to Support Better Care

Submitted by clevine on Fri, 06/17/2011 – 3:12pm The proposed Fiscal Year 2012-2013 budget (in Conference Committee for final touches as of this writing) includes funding and authorization for Ohio to take up the “Health Home” option for Medicaid beneficiaries in the Affordable Care Act.  This provision supports the goal of the Governor’s Office of

Ohio Budget Shenanigans: Medicaid Managed Care Plans Try to Protect Themselves… Will the Ohio General Assembly Go Along?

Submitted by clevine on Wed, 06/08/2011 – 5:45pm Ohio Budget Shenanigans: Medicaid Managed Care Plans Try to Protect Themselves from Accountability for Quality; Will the Ohio General Assembly Go Along? Periodically during the budget process, State House reporters have asked me why the managed care plans seem so happy with the budget. At least a

The Kasich Administration Budget on Health Care

Submitted by clevine on Tue, 03/29/2011 – 2:55pm The Kasich Administration Budget on Health Care – [Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage] clevine's blog

Why We Need the Affordable Care Act: Violet’s Story

Submitted by pwhyte on Thu, 03/24/2011 – 10:59am

Healthcare Reform Plans Will Help Many Students

Submitted by pwhyte on Mon, 02/14/2011 – 10:12am Healthcare Reform Plans Will Help Many Students By Eric Lander – February 11, 2011 4:05 PM Healthcare reform appears ready to help a number of college and university students. Students who purchase health insurance coverage through their U.S. college or university will benefit from healthcare reform protection health

Attorney General DeWine’s Request to Join Lawsuit Puts Health Care for Ohioans at Risk

Submitted by pwhyte on Tue, 01/11/2011 – 10:29am Attorney General DeWine’s Request to Join Lawsuit Puts Health Care for Ohioans at Risk – FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                                      CONTACT: Cathy Levine,614.456.0060Monday, January 10, 2011                                                          Col Owens, 513.300.3042                                              Attorney General DeWine’s Request to Join Lawsuit Puts Health Care for Ohioans at Risk

Giving thanks this holiday season

Submitted by admin on Thu, 12/02/2010 – 10:55am Giving thanks this holiday season – Thanksgiving is a holiday where Americans gather together with their family and friends and, as the name implies, give thanks for everything they have. With the recession, it’s been difficult for many families to find the silver lining. Millions of hard-working

UHCAN Ohio Requests Department of Insurance Hearing on Proposed Mergers of Insurance Giants

Submitted by achenault on Wed, 02/17/2016 – 11:30am UHCAN Ohio joined other consumer groups who submitted comments on February 10, 2016 to Insurance (ODI) Commissioner Mary Taylor requesting that the Ohio Department of Insurance hold hearings on two proposed mergers of health insurance companies: Cigna with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield; and Aetna with