Proposal To Charge Ohio’s Medicaid Enrollees Faces Critics, Negotiation– ideastream – 5/9/16
I owe how much? Surprise medical bills a growing headache for consumers – WKYC 5/11/16
Advocates Praise Bill To License Dental Therapists, But Dental Groups Skeptical Of Impact, Warn Of Hazards – Gongwer – 5/20/16
A UNIQUELY OHIO SOLUTION TO OHIO’S DENTAL CARE CRISIS
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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
On March 29, 2016 the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized the long-awaited rule applying mental health and substance use disorders parity to Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP). Mental health and substance abuse parity means that a health plan pays for treatment as it would if the patient was being
The Ohio Department of Medicaid is finalizing plans to eliminate spend-down and redesign disability determinations. The Governor’s Office of Health Transformation published a white paper that discusses the plans in detail. UHCAN Ohio outlined some of the changes in our March newsletter. Spend-down will be eliminated, and qualifying for Medicaid will mean meeting the income
For the past 6 months, UHCAN Ohio has been working to organize consumers, advocates, and organizations to oppose the #NotHealthy4Ohio waiver. As a result of this work, approximately 100 advocates, activists, and other organizations filled the hearing room at the Ohio Department of Medicaid in Columbus to provide comments –all opposing – on the Healthy
