Director Sears (Ohio Medicaid director) asked for us for help with their Medicaid expansion report events across the state.  The first event is this coming Tuesday, August 21st at 11:00am in Columbus.  They are asking for us to provide people who have been positively impacted by access to affordable healthcare via Medicaid expansion.  Our interest is to facilitate testimonies by employees of OPRA (DSP’s or otherwise) who without access to healthcare via Medicaid expansion, would not be able to work.  

Please contact Jeff Davis at jdavis@opra.org, if you have an employee who you think would fit this criteria and be willing to provide their testimony at one of these events (beginning on Tuesday in Columbus).  This is an important opportunity for OPRA to "provide the stories behind the policy", to show how access to affordable healthcare has improved people’s lives and supported their employability.

Thanks.

Mark Davis

President

Ohio Provider Resource Association

1152 Goodale Blvd

Columbus  OH    43212

614-224-6772 x113

614-224-3340 fax