Sampling of Recent Media Coverage of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio

for coverage from 2004-05, go here.

Coverage from 2007

• Dayton Daily News, September 09, 2007
  "Ohio not waiting for feds to solve health insurance problem" by William Hershey
• The Plain Dealer, August 29, 2007
  "Ohio bucks national trend in health insurance coverage" by Diane Suchetka"
• WCPN Ideastream, 90.3 in Cleveland, August 6, 2007
  "Universal Health Coverage in Ohio? A plan and its prospects for success."
  Features interview with Jason Sanford, HPIO director of communications.
• AMCNO Northern Ohio Physician magazine, June 2007
  "New Report Analyzes Total Health Care Spending in State and Cost of Both Covering and Not Covering the Uninsured"
• The Columbus Dispatch, May 9, 2007
  "Hospital Rx: Click and pay" by Suzanne Hoholik
• The Columbus Dispatch, April 26, 2007
  Letter to the editor "Graphic misstated Medicaid's cut"
• The Toledo Blade, March 18, 2007
  Editorial: "State of a fat state" which mentions HPIO data
• Dayton Daily News, March 16, 2007
  "More kids would be eligible for coverage" by Anthony Gottschlich
• The Columbus Dispatch, February 12, 2007
  "Health-savvy habits finding favor at work" by Suzanne Hoholik
• The Columbus Dispatch, February 12, 2007
  "Medical chart might follow you to hospitals" by Suzanne Hoholik
• The News-Herald, January 8, 2007
  Editorial: "Hospitals need access to health information"

Coverage from 2006

• Managed Healthcare Executive magazine, December 2006
  “Mapping a course: How two states tackle health IT/information exchange” by Benjamin Nagy
• The News-Herald, Dec. 31, 2006
  “Ohio patient information system not too healthy” by Jenny May
• The Daily Reporter, December 18, 2006
  “Report claims Ohio needs to improve health-care recordkeeping technology” by Rick Adamczak
• The Dayton Daily News, December 16, 2007
  “Paperless records system more efficient” by Anthony Gottschlich
• The Columbus Dispatch, December 13, 2006
  “Taft like to sign bill for small businesses” by Denise Trowbridge
• The Daily Reporter, November 17, 2006
  “Health Policy Institute launched initiative” by Rick Adamczak
• The Columbus Dispatch, October 18, 2006
  “In Ohio, paychecks lag health premiums” by Suzanne Hoholik
• The Columbus Dispatch, October 8, 2006
  Governor’s Race special section on health care uses figures and data from HPIO.
• The Columbus Dispatch, September 13, 2006
  “Nationwide aims to cut health costs” by Suzanne Hoholik
• Toledo Free Press, Aug. 9, 2006
  Op-Ed “Minimum wage could improve health for poverty stricken” mentions HPIO data
• The Columbus Dispatch, July 29, 2006
  “Uninsured Ohioans pay extra for prescription drugs” by Denise Trowbridgek
• The Columbus Dispatch, July 22, 2006
  "Health insurance affordable in Ohio: State ranked second in nation for low cost by Web shopping site" by Denise Trowbridge
• Georgetown News Democrat,July 22, 2006
  "Contract triggers concern: Cost of Medicaid taxi service questioned" by Wade Linville
• Youngstown Vindicator, July 16, 2006
  "Insurance program aids poor children" by William Alcorn
• The Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 27, 2006
  “Old? Sick? Now Prove You’re a U.S. Citizen” by Erika Beras
• The Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 2006
  “Many Seniors Lack Vision, Dental Plans” by Suzanne Hoholik
• The Hannah Report, June 14, 2006
  “HPIO Says Vision, Dental Coverage Harder to Obtain”
• Gongwer News Service, June 13, 2006
  “Specialized Health Coverage Harder to Obtain, Report Says”
• Columbus Business First, May 30, 2006
  “Ohio to study health info exchange”
  
• The Cleveland Plain Dealer, June 27, 2006
  "Old? Sick? Now Prove You're a U.S. Citizen" by Erika Beras
• The Columbus Dispatch, June 14, 2006
  "Many Seniors Lack Vision, Dental Plans" by Suzanne Hoholik
• The Hannah Report, June 14, 2006
  "HPIO Says Vision, Dental Coverage Harder to Obtain"
• Gongwer News Service, June 13, 2006
  "Specialized Health Coverage Harder to Obtain, Report Says"
  
• The Athens News, January 3, 2006
  "Southeast Ohio could bear blunt of Medicaid-related budget cuts" by Jim Philips
• Dayton Daily News, January 2, 2006
  "Study: New Medicaid rules to hurt economy" by Shaheen Samavati
  
  

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