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Add your name to the growing list of Ohioans petitioning the Governor and Lawmakers to fix our broken health care system now. Your signature will be presented to the Governor and Legislators as soon as we meet our 7,500 goal. Help us get there!

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Participate now at www.voicesforhealthcare.org What are our choices for improving health care in Ohio? Find out with the Voices for Health Care online dialogue. 

• Learn about the issue with balanced information
• Discover where you come out on some tough trade-offs, and see how your thoughts compare to others
• Share your views with Ohio decision-makers
  Make your voice heard—Participate now at www.voicesforhealthcare.org.

Nancy Garland and Jim McGregor (H.D. 20 candidates) talk at OCHC Candidate Forum

More Candidate Forum Pictures... This fall we must put health care reform at the top of the Governor’s agenda and the agenda of each candidate for state and federal office. The health care system is in crisis and we must Fix It Now!

Welcome

Welcome to Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage (OCHC)! OCHC is a new coalition committed to uniting Ohio health care consumers into one powerful voice in support of affordable, high quality health care for all.

Our member organizations represent literally hundreds of thousands of health care consumers throughout Ohio -- the healthy and the sick, the insured and the uninsured. The tie that binds us together is our agreement that the health care system is not working, and that change cannot come soon enough.

We believe that people ought to be able to go to a doctor when they need to. That people who are sick or out of work shouldn’t risk losing their life savings because of one illness. That Ohioans should not have to think twice before switching jobs or starting a business for fear  they cannot get insurance.

Ohioans are overwhelmed by skyrocketing health care costs, lack of access to appropriate care, and outdated insurance rules. We need comprehensive reform, not just band-aids.

OCHC has adopted five principles for health care reform which guide our work. We have identified approaches to reform that we believe can fix the broken elements of the system. We are starting to develop reform proposals based on these principles and approaches that can and will gain enough support from consumers and other interest groups to become law.

The two of us, along with many colleagues, have worked hard to expand health care options for lower-income Ohioans for many years. We now are seeing a broader momentum to fix this system. This window of opportunity enables us to pursue substantial improvements in Ohio’s health care system. But only with a strong, united consumer voice can we push our elected officials to take  leadership to expand access and improve the health of all Ohioans.

We hope you will join us at this exciting time, in advocating for affordable, high quality health care for all Ohioans. Sincerely,

Cathy Levine and Col Owens
Co-Chairs, Ohio Consumers for Health Coverage