Expanding the power of Ohio’s broadband research network tenfold will enhance patient care, education and innovation for the state’s medical industry and institutions, according to Gov. John Kasich and several Ohio medical researchers. “This will take us to a new level in terms of being able to take care of our patients routinely and remotely,” […]
Ohio is one of six states that has shown “no significant activity” toward creating a health insurance exchange, an online insurance-buying marketplace that was one of the key pieces of last year’s federal health reform law. Ohio’s inactivity puts it in a group with Alaska, South Dakota, Texas, Florida and New Hampshire, according to the […]
It’s been a big week for conventions and trade shows — consumer electronics and digital health in Las Vegas, cars in Detroit, healthcare in San Francisco. Naturally, any governor looking to promote his state’s business environment would want to get in front of the movers and shakers at these conferences and convince them to spend […]
The state of Ohio has launched a $100 million investor tax credit program that’s intended to help small businesses access growth capital. The program, called InvestOhio, awards a 10 percent tax credit for investments of up to $10 million that are held for two years and made in eligible businesses, according to a statement from […]
Ohio Gov. John Kasich is calling for a tax break for investors who push money into companies that are based in the state. Details of the proposal, which Kasich delivered to a conference committee that’s reconciling differences in budgets passed by the House and Senate, were scant, according to the Columbus Dispatch. Here’s how Kasich […]
An executive from a Northeast Ohio medical device startup is pushing a plan that would expand a popular tax credit in a move he says would lift investment and job creation in the state. Mike Haritakis, an executive vice president with Solon-based Thermedx, would like to see the state implement several tweaks to the Technology […]
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Faced with a lawsuit over his eligibility to work as director of the Ohio Department of Development, Mark Kvamme will give up the job but will continue working with the state in another role. Kvamme's new title is director of job creation.
Faced with a budget shortfall estimated at more than $8 billion, there was no question that Ohio Gov. John Kasich would call for some serious cuts to health spending. The big questions merely revolved around exactly where the axe would fall -- and how hard it would fall on the state's hospitals.
A liberal policy group has filed a lawsuit challenging Ohio Gov. John Kasich's appointment of Mark Kvamme as director of the Ohio Department of Development. ProgressOhio argues that Kvamme's status as a California resident makes him ineligible to work as director of a state agency.
Ohio hospitals have delivered a package of initiatives that fit within Gov. John Kasich’s call for all Ohioans to work together, employing innovation and common sense, for a better Ohio. In his first State of the State address yesterday, the governor stressed the need for creative solutions to control costs and enact far-reaching reforms to help Ohio deal with an unprecedented $8 billion budget deficit and move the state forward. Ohio hospitals have worked for months to deliver a $2.2 billion proposal to the administration to be part of the state’s budget solution. Hospitals believe these changes can help preserve adequate funding for the Medicaid program and hope they will be included in the governor’s budget when it is introduced March 15.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Ohio Gov. John Kasich revealed some new details surrounding his plan to privatize some functions of the Ohio Department of Development.
The looming specter of an $8 billion budget deficit will cast its shadow over nearly everything that happens – or doesn't happen – in the Ohio legislature this year. But that won't stop key interest groups from throughout Ohio's healthcare community from pushing for (and against) prospective laws that they hold most (or least) dear.
It was all but inevitable that healthcare would suffer cuts in the face of Ohio's crushing $8 billion budget deficit, and state Republicans look likely to put Medicaid eligibility on the chopping block. Since the GOP will take control of the governorship and both the Senate and House next year, it's highly likely that the Republican budget-cutting plan will receive much more serious consideration. And reducing eligibility for Medicaid is a big part of that plan.
General James L. Jones, a recently retired national security advisor to President Obama, has joined the board of Invacare Corp. (NYSE:IVC), replacing departing Ohio Governor-elect John Kasich.
When it comes to keeping smiles on the faces of Ohio's medical industry leaders, Governor-elect John Kasich's predecessor did him a big favor. It's called Ohio Third Frontier.
