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Supreme Court Upholds Affordable Care Act
Ohio has some 1.5 million uninsured people, or about 14 percent of the population.
The Supreme Court has upheld the heart of President Barack Obama’s health care overhaul — ruling in favor of the requirement that most Americans can be required to have health insurance, or else pay a penalty.
Providers Prep For Possible Health Care Changes
The Affordable Care Act encourages providers to move to electronic medical records and "bundle" payments.
The United States Supreme Court will announce in June whether it decided to uphold the Affordable Care Act. With hospitals facing possible funding cuts and other changes, WOSU reports on what Central Ohio’s two largest healthcare systems are doing while they wait for the Supreme Court decision.
Proposed Planned Parenthood Funding Cut Pulled From Budget Bill
Ohio Right to Life / Planned Parenthood
Members of an Ohio House committee considering a mid year budget adjustment have stripped out a controversial part that would have cut federal funding to Planned Parenthood in Ohio. Members of Ohio’s largest anti-abortion group were disappointed, but not discouraged.
Details Emerge On Ohio’s Health Plan
Ohio officials who drafted a proposal to streamline medical care for individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare say the plan could become a model for other states.
Ohio’s plan to streamline medical care for some of the state’s sickest, most expensive and difficult to treat patients includes changes designed to eliminate unnecessary tests, prevent medication errors and keep patients healthier and out of emergency rooms.
Ohio Joins Health Care Fight In Washington
Ohio protesters like these outside a downtown Columbus federal building last week have said the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.
After months of protests and political jostling by both sides, representatives from Ohio and 25 other states are in Washington, D.C. today for Supreme Court arguments on the Affordable Care Act.
Sebelius Surprised By Outrage On Birth Control
Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius at the Wexner Medical Center at OSU
The Secretary of Health and Human Services expressed surprise today over the reasoning behind a multi-state lawsuit filed that includes Ohio as well as Catholic groups in opposition to free birth control under the new health care act.
Ohio Lagging Behind On Health Care Compliance
The report says Ohio is among a group of states falling behind on planning for coverage under federal health care changes.
Democrats Push Health Care Exchanges
Minority Democrats have been criticizing GOP leaders for not moving ahead with setting up the federally-required health care exchanges.
Democratic state lawmakers are pushing a proposal that requires Ohio to set up the insurance exchange laid out in President Barack Obama’s health care law.
Ohio Moving Forward With Federal Health Care Changes
The state is, at least for now, ignoring the passage of Issue 3 and making the changes necessary to implement federal health care mandates.
State leaders say, at least for now, they have to ignore the passage of Issue 3 and get ready to implement federal health care mandates.
A.G. DeWine Applauds Supreme Court Hearing Health Care Challenge
Attorney General Mike DeWine calls the challenge to federal health care mandates "important to our country and should help affirm the constitutional limits on federal power."
On his first day as Attorney General, Mike DeWine authorized Ohio to join 25 other states in challenging the new health care mandates.
