Press Releases

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 13, 2011
Consumer Group Tells Rest of the Story

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Statement on The SuperCommittee

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Health Care Consumers Ask House Members to Reject SJR1
Repeal Would Cause Ohioans to Lose Important Benefits and Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, May 27 2011
Consumers Applaud Senate for Standing Firm Against Cuts to Medicare and Medicaid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 12, 2011
Federal Medicaid Proposals Could Devastate Ohio’s Seniors and People with Disabilities, and Their Families
New Report Shows that Federal Cutbacks Could Harm 588,600 Ohio Seniors and People with Disabilities who Depend on Medicaid

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Consumers Welcome One-Year Anniversary of Affordable Care Act
New Report Shows Health Care Reform is Helping Ohioans and is Critical Part of the Governor’s Budget

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Governor Kasich’s Proposed Budget Moves Health Care in the Right Direction
This statement can be attributed to Col Owens and Cathy Levine, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage in response to Governor Kasich’s proposed budget.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Affordable Care Act Giant Leap Forward to Achieving Quality, Affordable Health Care for All
Repeal Would Cause Ohioans to Lose Important Benefits and Protections

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, January 10, 2011
Attorney General DeWine’s Request to Join Lawsuit Puts Health Care for Ohioans at Risk

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 30, 2010
Affordable Care Act Rings in the New Year with Additional Consumer Benefits
More Health Care Reform Changes Go Into Effect January 1, 2011

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, October 21, 2010
Commissioners Unanimously Approve Medical Loss Ratio Recommendations and Rebuff Insurance Industry’s Attempts to Water Down the Affordable Care Act

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Health Care Reform is Benefitting Ohioans Now
Consumers Launch Build it Now! Campaign to Highlight How Reform Helps Ohioans

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, July 21, 2010
New Report Shows 85.7 Percent of Ohio Small Businesses Eligible for Health Care Tax Credits

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Health Insurance Relief for Ohio’s Young Adults
New State Law Makes Health Insurance Available to Adult Children up to Age 28

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 9, 2010
Ohio Liberty Council Petition Violates Single Issue Rule
Consumer Advocates Challenge Petition Before Ohio Ballot Board

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 15, 2010
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), on the release of the Robert Wood Johnson Report, The Cost of Failure to Enact Health Reform: 2010 – 2020, and Cover the Uninsured Week

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 18, 2010
Ohio Faces Huge Medicaid Cuts If Congress Fails To Extend Enhanced Federal Funding

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 27, 2010
State of the Union: President Renews Commitment to Finish Health Care Reform

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, January 22, 2010
Ohio's Economy and Families Need Comprehensive Health Care Reform Now!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 20, 2010
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), on the future of federal health care reform with the election of Republican Scott Brown to fill the Senate seat of the late Senator Ted Kennedy.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, December 24, 2009
"We applaud the Senate for its historic vote to extend access to health care to most Americans. The passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is a true gift to Ohioans.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Senate Health Care Plan Will Dramatically Increase Coverage for Ohioans - Fate of Health Care Reform and the Health of Ohioans in the Hands of the Senate

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 21, 2009
Health Care Reform Will Help Small Business
New Study Shows that Without Change, Premiums Will Continue to Skyrocket

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, October 12, 2009
Consumer advocates and members of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage will gather at the Statehouse in support of affordable health care for all.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 17, 2009
Health Care Premiums Rose 7.2 Times Faster Than Earnings In Ohio From 2000 Through 2009

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, September 10, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), regarding the release of New Census Estimates of Uninsured in Ohio.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, September 9, 2009
A statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), regarding President Obama's address on Health Care Reform to the Joint Session of Congress

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), regarding passage of House Bill 1

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, June 30, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), in response to ongoing budget deliberations

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Cost of Insurance for Ohioans with Pre-existing Conditions Tops Average Household Income
Open Enrollment Program Fails to Protect Ohioans with Pre-existing Conditions

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 29, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), in response to the Senate Finance Committee substitute version of the budget.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 28, 2009
Ohio Families Fall Victim of 'Hidden Health Tax' For Health Care Coverage
Families USA Report Reveals Ohio Families Pay an Average of $1,017 for the Uncompensated Health Care Costs of the Uninsured, A Figure That is Likely to Grow.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, May 21, 2009
Businesses And Middle Class Hit Hardest If We Don't Fix It Now!
New report predicts doubling of health care costs for businesses and millions more uninsured Americans within 10 years

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, April 30, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), in response to the House-passed version of the budget.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
Defiance County's rate of uninsured working aged adults....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
Allen County's rate of uninsured working aged adults...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
Lucas County's rate of uninsured working aged adults...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
Stark County's rate of uninsured working aged adults...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
Richland County's rate of uninsured working aged adults....

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 16, 2009
Ohio's Health Care System In Crisis - New Study Reveals Number of Uninsured in Epidemic Proportion
The greater Cincinnati area's numbers are...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 10, 2009
Health Care Crisis is Getting Worse and Ohioans Cannot Wait Any Longer For Relief
Agriculture and Development Subcommittee Hears Health Care Consumer Testimony

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 6, 2009
Consumer Health Care Advocates Welcome President, Ask Him to Keep Up the Good Work and Fix Health Care Now!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 24, 2009
THE INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE RELEASES NEW REPORT ON CONSEQUENCES OF NOT HAVING HEALTH INSURANCE

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
The following is a statement from Cathy Levine and Col Owens, Co-Chairs of Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC), regarding the passage of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act in the U.S. Senate.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, October 7, 2009
Economic Downturn Hits Ohio Families with a ‘One-Two Punch’, Costing 158,300 More Ohioans Both Their Jobs and Their Health Insurance