5,000 Ohioans May Benefit From High-Risk Pool.
In a June 26th article, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer reported "Health coverage could be a step closer in Ohio for more than 5,000 people whose pre-existing medical conditions or diseases made insurance unavailable or highly unaffordable. While this will help Ohio reduce its uninsured, it still could represent only a fraction of the state's eligible population."
But, "in serving about 5,000 residents, it will do so without incurring any state debt, because it will rely entirely on new federal health care reform money, officials said." Ohio "has picked Medical Mutual of Ohio to run the temporary program, called a high-risk insurance pool."
