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Dec 05 2012

Kasich administration takes first step to implement Obamacare exchanges

Today, an Ohio House of Representatives committee meets to consider legislation, HB 613, which sets training and licensing requirements for “navigators” – individuals who help Ohioans find coverage and obtain subsidies from the state’s healthcare exchange, set to launch in 2014. According to Gongwer (subscription required), the legislation, introduced by GOP Rep. Barbara Sears, was drafted in consultation with the Kasich administration:

Testifying before the House Health and Aging Committee on Thursday, Rep. Sears said the Department of Insurance would like to see the regulations passed during the lame duck session, “as it is part of the blueprint as we move forward with what is required by us by the federal government.” She said she has “worked closely” with DOI Director and Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor on drafting the legislation.
Despite the administration’s public protests over the new healthcare law, they are actively working on its implementation prior to a January deadline. Only on its second committee hearing, HB 613 is set for a possible vote in today’s Health Committee hearing. Gongwer notes that, if passed, the legislation would “mark the first time the Affordable Care Act would be mentioned in state statute.” Opponents of the healthcare law that passed 2011’s Issue 3 measure have threatened to sue over any state law that has the effect of helping to implement the federal insurance mandate, so it will be interesting to see if HB 613 is challenged in court.

Written by Terra Goodnight · Categorized: Healthcare and Human Services, Innovation Station · Tagged: ACA, Barbara Sears, Exchange, John Kasich, Mary Taylor, Navigators, Obamacare

Jul 11 2012

Kasich Plays Politics; Ohio Loses Millions

Insurance exchanges are online marketplaces for individuals and small businesses to shop for affordable health insurance plans that best fit their needs. Two years after the Affordable Care Act, Ohio has not yet launched an exchange, and based on statements by Lt. Governor Mary Taylor, it probably never will. The Kasich administration complains that they don’t have the money to set up a state insurance exchange, estimating their cost at $30 to 40 million per year. Yet, for two years, they’ve refused to apply for federal planning grants that could have been used for this very purpose. [Read more…]

Written by pnmadmin · Categorized: Healthcare and Human Services, Innovation Station · Tagged: Affordable Care Act, Insurance Exchange, John Kasich, Mary Taylor, Ohio

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