State experts address health challenges facing Ohio

Last week WBNS-TV in Columbus focused its weekly Face the State program on addressing Ohio’s health challenges.

Panelists on the program included HPIO President Amy Rohling McGee, along with Kurt Lewis, President and CEO of UnitedHealthcare of Ohio, Dr. Sheldon Retchin, Professor of Public Health and Medicine at the Ohio State University and Wendy Patton, Senior Project Director at Policy Matters Ohio.

The panel discussion included healthcare spending and health value in Ohio and how policymakers should address the state’s opioid epidemic.