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  18 states to drop PCIP programs

  By Ann Sanner  |  May 22, 2013

  Eighteen states have decided to turn their state Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan programs over to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

• Feds to run high-risk plan in Ohio

  By Ann Sanner  |  May 22, 2013

  Federal and Ohio officials couldn't agree on spending for a state-run stopgap health insurance plan that covers Ohioans who can't get coverage elsewhere, so the U.S. government will take it over, state officials said Tuesday.

• Proposal would give cash rebates to Ohio employers

  By Ann Sanner  |  May 3, 2013

  Ohio employers could see $1 billion in cash rebates this summer from the state insurance fund for injured workers.

• Ohio seeks to overhaul Medicaid eligibility

  By Ann Sanner  |  February 7, 2013

  Ohio is closer to replacing an outdated computer system that's known for rejecting eligible people from the Medicaid program and accepting others who don't meet the criteria.

• Ohio spends fewer Medicaid dollars than budgeted

  By Ann Sanner  |  December 28, 2012

  Ohio has spent fewer dollars on Medicaid than expected under its current two-year budget.

• Ohio House clears rules for health navigators

  By Ann Sanner  |  December 6, 2012

  Ohio lawmakers moved quickly Wednesday to pass a bill setting training and certification requirements for a new group of professionals who will help guide consumers through the new health insurance exchange.

• Ohio governor signs five public pension bills

  By Ann Sanner  |  September 27, 2012

  Gov. John Kasich signed a package of bills Wednesday aimed at shoring up Ohio's five public pension funds and praised the rare bipartisanship that secured their passage.

• Public pension changes clear Ohio Legislature

  By Ann Sanner  |  September 13, 2012

  A package of bills aimed at shoring up Ohio's five public pension funds cleared the state Legislature, in a rare showing of bipartisanship during an election year.

• Ohio judge stops state Medicaid contract process

  By Ann Sanner  |  June 27, 2012

  In a dispute over the scoring of contract applications, a central Ohio judge on Tuesday blocked the state from moving forward with tentative Medicaid contracts it awarded to five health plans.

• Ohio drops 2 for Medicaid contracts, adds 2 others

  By Ann Sanner  |  June 8, 2012

  Ohio officials dropped two managed care organizations Thursday that had been tentatively awarded new Medicaid contracts and picked two other plans after weeks of legal review and further examination over how each application was scored.