Policy.
Partnership.
Advocacy.

By Kelly O’Reilly, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Health Plans

OAHP is delighted to welcome and introduce Megan Richwine as our new director of government affairs. Most likely many of you will be hearing from or running into her before long. In the meantime, we sat down for a get-to-know-you conversation.

By Kelly O’Reilly, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Health Plans

For the convention, we aim every year to assemble a lineup of speakers and presentations that hit on the hottest current healthcare topics and this year was no exception. On the menu this year were the specialty-drug challenge, generational considerations in the workplace and external marketing, social drivers of health among older populations, emerging AI use, and healthcare policy and politics.

An innovative model making pediatric direct primary care accessible to low-income families and a program to eliminate barriers to healthy nutrition among people with diabetes earned this year’s Pinnacle Awards from the Ohio Association of Health Plans (OAHP).

Those of us who work for the health and well-being of rural communities, especially in Ohio, have reason to be discouraged recently.

By Julie Fleischer, Senior Vice President of Marketing and Member Experience, Soda Health

Soda Health’s Smart Benefits platform meets members where they are, in the aisles of their local retailers. The result? Better health outcomes, greater health equity, and an improved member experience.

By Kelly O’Reilly, President and CEO, Ohio Association of Health Plans

This year’s Executive Forum brought around 50 CEOs, medical directors, pharmacy directors and government affairs leaders together virtually to hear from industry experts. Here are some highlights.

By Valerie Bogdan-Powers, President of HUB|Horan

For many employers, health insurance for their employees is their second greatest expense, and the reasons for high insurance costs are many and complicated.