View From The Pugh

View From The Pugh

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  • Why new data is showing that fewer immigrants granted asylum in Ohio compared to national average

    Columbus Dispatch reporter Danae King joins Chris to talk about how Ohio's only immigration court has a higher rate of denying asylum claims than the nation's average, according to data recently released.

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    12 min
  • Why are we writing stories about No. 2?

    Chris Pugh, Joe Frost and Paul Yanchek talk about a woman who seems really happy about telling how she had an accident during a marathon but ran the rest of the race without changing her shorts.

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    25 min
  • We're excited about Josh Allen sacking Josh Allen

    It's the little things that got us excited about a recent Buffalo-Jacksonville NFL game.

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    16 min
  • 5 surprising revelations from Will Smith's new memoir

    Craig Shoup and Chris Pugh give their takes on Will Smith's new memoir "Will."

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    17 min
  • Is Paul Rudd really the Sexiest Man Alive?

    Chris is bewildered why Paul Rudd got the honor.

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    22 min
  • More navigators on hand for 'Healthcare.gov' enrollment
    Mary Schuermann Kuhlman

    Ohio News Connection

    The federal health insurance marketplace is now open, and this fall, there's more help to guide Ohioans through the process of finding coverage.


    After cutbacks over the past few years, the federal government has quadrupled the number of navigators to help people find health insurance for 2022.

    Zach Reat is the director of health initiatives with the Ohio Association of Foodbanks, which is coordinating the "Get Covered Ohio" campaign. He said there are more than 50 trained, certified and licensed navigators in Ohio who can simplify the process.

    "We can help people enter in all of their information to qualify for tax credits and subsidies," said Reat, "understand the different health insurance plans that are available, and then make sure they are selecting the plan that is best for them and fits into their budget."

    More than ten health insurance companies are offering marketplace plans in Ohio for 2022, and all but three counties have three or more options.

    December 15 is the deadline to sign up for marketplace coverage that begins January 1. Appointments with a navigator can be made online, at 'getcoveredohio.org.'

    Reat explained that the American Rescue Plan is providing improved financial assistance that can lower premiums, with four out of five people eligible for a plan that may cost $10 a month or less. Also, he noted, millions more people will qualify for tax incentives to lower their premiums.

    "So, even if people have been to the marketplace and found the plans unaffordable in years past," said Reat, "it's definitely worth going and shopping, and you can do that again with the assistance of a navigator."

    Some 201,000 Ohioans were enrolled in plans this year, about 2% more than in 2020. Reat said most are people who don't have access to insurance through an employer.

    "Like people who are self-employed," said Reat, "people who are working several different sort-of gig economy jobs, and other individuals maybe who are doing consulting work, or other work that's not through a larger employer that offers health insurance."

    Navigators can also help adults and families with low incomes enroll in Medicaid.

    3 min
  • Open enrollment begins for 2022 'Obamacare' health care plans

    Mark Richardson

    Utah News Connection

    Open enrollment for health insurance under the Affordable Care Act is underway in Utah and across the country, and experts are calling the program better than ever before.


    The insurance marketplace, sometimes known as "Obamacare," is an online resource to shop for and compare health plans during the enrollment period.

    Matt Slonaker, executive director of the Utah Health Policy Project, said eligibility changes made to the program during the pandemic have made the ACA a stronger marketplace.

    "In the Utah market, there are more plans available, which is great for competition, gives folks a lot more to choose from; a lot more options, different networks, things like that," Slonaker outlined. "The subsidies are stronger and longer open enrollment, so you've got more time to make the decision."

    To compensate for the economic downturn in the pandemic, Congress passed the American Rescue Plan, which modified many of the ACA plans with lower premiums and increased subsidies.

    Open enrollment runs through Jan. 15, unless you want the plan to start at the first of the year. In that case, you need to sign up for a plan by Dec. 15.

    Slonaker noted for 2020 and 2021, the average monthly premium dropped from $424 to just over $100. In addition, two out of five enrollees paid $10 or less for monthly premiums, with significant reductions in out-of-pocket expenses.

    "One of the other benefits of signing up for health insurance these days not only are subsidies stronger, but they actually extend to higher income levels than they used to," Slonaker explained. "So, folks that may have been prevented from getting subsidies in the past actually now have a path to potentially get a subsidy to potentially help offset their cost."

    Check the coverage available in your area online at healthcare.gov, where you can enter some basic information and compare the plans.

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    4 min
  • Communities give input on proposed DACA changes as deadline looms

    Nadia Ramlagan

    Tennessee News Service

    The deadline for public comments on proposed rule changes to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) is Nov. 29.


    Advocates say it is important for students, employers and communities affected by the policy designed to protect immigrants brought to the U.S. as children, to submit their input.

    Jazmin Ramirez, Latinx community organizer, Tennessee Immigrant and Refugee Rights Coalition, pointed out among the changes proposed by the Biden administration, individuals could apply for deferred action or employment authorization separately, which would reduce the cost of the application process.

    "People can apply for a work permit if they want to, but they don't have to do it," Ramirez explained.

    Comments must be submitted online through a federal portal.

    The move follows a decision earlier this year by a federal court in Texas, which ruled DACA was unlawful.

    Ramirez noted while the federal government has appealed the court ruling, the proposed changes are an attempt to square it with existing legislation. She also emphasized while new applications are no longer being accepted, DACA renewals still are being processed.

    The new rule would clarify deferred action granted under DACA would make a person, quote, "lawfully present" but would not authorize them to stay in the U.S. indefinitely.

    Ramirez added although advocacy groups welcome the proposed changes, she believes they are only a stopgap solution.

    "The only way that we are going to get a permanent solution, without the fear or the constant battling back and forth in courts that the program will end, will be through a pathway to citizenship," Ramirez contended.

    Over the past decade, more than 835,000 individuals who arrived in the U.S. as children have been granted DACA status. A 2020 poll found more than 70% of Americans support giving DACA recipients a pathway to citizenship.

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    3 min
  • Hope improves for broad immunity against COVID-19 with vaccines for kids

    (Public News Service) - Optimism that broad immunity against COVID-19 can be achieved now that the CDC has recommended a pediatric version of Pfizer's vaccine; the U.S. Canadian border gets closer to normal since COVID.

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    7 min

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Podcast from Chris Pugh, Craig Shoup, Joe Frost and Paul Yanchek with regular guest appearances from Robert McCune, George Thomas and Bob Garver that discusses pop culture and sports.