Doctors in the House

This year's CMA Emerging Trends in Healthcare topic is "Evolving Practice Strategies: Exploring the Future of Independent Medicine". 

Panelists Dan Shemenski, MPH; Chelsea Mooreland, MD and Christopher Brown, MD share strategies and their own stories of navigating independent practice. 

Many thanks to our program sponsors: Columbus Medical Association Foundation: Brennan Manna Diamond; CARR; OrthopedicONE and WesBanco

In this episode of Doctors in the House, host Carrie Baker talks with Dr. Anita Somani, OB-GYN and Ohio House Representative for District 8. Fresh off her 2024 reelection, Dr. Somani reflects on key election outcomes, including Issue 1, and discusses bipartisan initiatives like the Strong Foundations Act and efforts to improve maternal health, Medicaid coverage, and health education.

Malcolm Porter and Rep. Anita Somani, MD talk about the current goings on at the Ohio Statehouse and look at what's coming down the line. 

Dr. Anita Somani talks about the recent election and upcoming legislation to look out for. 

Liston Testifies on 'Non-Medical Switching' Legislation

In this issue of Doctors in the House, Representative Beth Liston reviews HB 291, a bill she testified on this week as the prime sponsor. This legislation would prohibit insurance companies from mid-year formulary changes that cause physicians and their patients to change medications for non-medical reasons.

In this edition of Doctors in the House, Dr. Somani makes reference Life Expectancy study that was featured in a recent podcast by Ohio University College of Medicine Professor Dr. Dan Skinner.

For those who might be interested, here is the link for that podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/red-state-politics-and-life-expectancy-in-ohio/id1438757698?i=1000630744513

In this podcast, Representative Beth Liston, MD, talks about some of her learning from service on the State’s Joint Medicaid Oversight Committee about the challenges for many patients in navigating the Medicaid system in the post-pandemic world.

In 2023 all Medicaid members have to renew their health coverage. This re-enrollment is happening on a rolling basis. Not all eligible children and adults are making it through this re-enrollment process.

Doctors who want to advise or help their patients with the re-enrollment process, can refer patients to free healthcare navigation assistance from https://getcoveredohio.org/ or by calling(833) 628-4467 or (833) NAV-4INS. 

Get Covered Ohio is a collaborative effort to connect Ohioans to free information and assistance exploring their health insurance options, enrolling in health coverage, and understanding and using their coverage. It is led by the Ohio Association of Foodbanks and includes eight local and regional organizations providing Navigator services.