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I reviewed 1,500+ pages of comments regarding Healthy Ohio on the Ohio Department of Medicaid website; I think its fair to say that 99% of them are negative + many of the concerns raised apply to new version of Healthy Ohio being considered medicaid.ohio.gov/Portals/0/Reso…
I thought I would highlight just a few of the comments that organizations submitted opposing the 2016 version of "Healthy Ohio"
Sisters of Charity Health System said “Healthy Ohio” would “require low-income individuals to make difficult choices about spending on health care or on basic necessities such as food and housing”
Neighborhood Family Practice said “the small monthly fee/premium being charged to even the poorest patients can be a burden for families living paycheck to paycheck”
Catholic Charities of Cleveland called “Healthy Ohio” “punitive” and said it targeted “a population already at serious risk”
Benjamin Rose said Healthy Ohio would “disrupt coverage for those most in need”
Mercy Health Toledo said Healthy Ohio would “rebuild barriers to needed medical care that Medicaid expansion has helped to tear down”.
CareNet Toledo/Lucas County said Healthy Ohio would “disrupt coverage and increase costs for Medicaid beneficiaries in Lucas County and beyond”.
Center for Health Affairs said Healthy Ohio would create “serious impediments in the delivery of healthcare services to low income populations”
National Multiple Sclerosis Society Ohio Chapters said Healthy Ohio would “decrease access to health care and complicate an already complex system” as well as placing a “significant burdens on the front office staff of health care providers serving Medicaid patients”
Ohio Alliance of Recovery Providers said Healthy Ohio would “strain the substance use disorder system of care in Ohio” and would pose a “real threat to disrupting treatment and recovery”
MetroHealth said Healthy Ohio “premiums and complex wellness incentives would create confusion and barriers for a population struggling w/ poverty, low literacy levels, and limited access to transportation”
NAMI Ohio said Healthy Ohio would program will reduce the number of people covered by Medicaid, which will lead to cost shifts that reduce vital non-Medicaid service resources that communities have to support people recovering from mental health conditions.
Ohio Hospital Association said Healthy Ohio would leave many Ohioans without access and others in constant transition, on and off the program, which will ultimately add confusion, complexity and cost to the system.
