John Kasich

• 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 governor signs rules for health navigators

  By Associated Press  |  May 1, 2013

  Ohio Gov. John Kasich has signed a bill requiring training and certification for a new group of professionals who will guide consumers through new insurance markets.

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  GOP’s ‘no’ on Medicaid becomes ‘Let’s make a deal’

  By David A. Lieb  |  March 25, 2013

  Given the choice of whether to expand Medicaid under President Barack Obama's health care law, many Republican governors and lawmakers initially responded with an emphatic “no.” Now they are increasingly hedging their objections.

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  Ohio is closer to replacing an outdated computer system that's known for rejecting eligible people from the Medicaid program and accepting others who don't meet the criteria.

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  Michigan GOP governor proposes Medicaid expansion

  By David Eggert  |  February 7, 2013

  Republican Gov. Rick Snyder on Wednesday backed the extension of Medicaid coverage to 470,000 residents under the Obama administration's health care overhaul, saying it is the right thing to do despite resistance from his own party that controls the Legislature.

• Corbett may wait on Medicaid expansion decision

  By Marc Levy  |  February 5, 2013

  Gov. Tom Corbett may not announce whether he will support the expansion of Medicaid under the federal health care law when he delivers his budget address to the Legislature on Tuesday.

• Medicaid expansion a boon to Ohio at first

  By John Seewer  |  January 15, 2013

  Ohio stands to make $1.4 billion over the next decade by expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, but the savings would eventually drop and just about break even as the state's costs increase, according to a study released Tuesday.

• 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.

• Unions plan new offensive after Michigan loss

  By Sam Hananel, Thomas Beaumont  |  December 18, 2012

  Blindsided by a new law weakening union rights in Michigan, organized labor is preparing to target Republican governors in politically important states up for re-election in 2014 — part of a renewed offensive against perceived anti-union policies.

• 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.