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Cleveland City Council Medicaid Extension Efforts Applauded

Cleveland City Council Medicaid Extension Efforts Applauded

Ordinance urges Ohio lawmakers to extend coverage to uninsured

The City of Cleveland issued resolution number 427-13 on Monday, March 25th urging Governor Kasich and the Ohio General Assembly to include Medicaid extension in the 2014-2015 biennial budget.

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FY 2014 Wage Index Results Announced: $10.4 Million Expected

FY 2014 Wage Index Results Announced: $10.4 Million Expected

Reimbursement Forum members were presented with the FY 2014 wage index results at their March 21 meeting where they learned that Northeast Ohio hospitals can expect $10. 4 million in additional reimbursement thanks to The Center’s wage index project.

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EOL Healthcare Trends Highlighted in Issue Brief

EOL Healthcare Trends Highlighted in Issue Brief

The Center’s March 2013 issue brief, Healthcare at the End of Life: A Look at Current Trends, takes a look at EOL healthcare trends, including the use of palliative and hospice care, advance directives and other tools that help patients put end-of-life wishes to paper.

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The Center Contributes to Study on Economic Impact of MetroHealth

The Center Contributes to Study on Economic Impact of MetroHealth

The Center for Health Affairs provided supplemental data for a January 2013 report entitled, The Economic Impact of MetroHealth System. Along with providing information for the report, The Center's President and CEO Bill Ryan and Emergency Preparedness Project Director Beth Gatlin were interviewees.

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Cuyahoga County Health Check to be Held April 30

Cuyahoga County Health Check to be Held April 30

On Tuesday, April 30, from 9:30 a. m. to 12:30 p. m.

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Contact your Legislator Webpage Facilitates Communication with Lawmakers

Contact your Legislator Webpage Facilitates Communication with Lawmakers

The Center for Health Affairs’ contact your legislator webpage has recently been updated and aims to make communication with lawmakers easier. Visitors will find contact information and direct links to Northeast Ohio legislators’ websites from this updated webpage.

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Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Targets Northeast Ohio Lawmakers

Medicaid Expansion Advocacy Targets Northeast Ohio Lawmakers

Medicaid Expansion advocacy efforts at The Center have targeted Northeast Ohio lawmakers in the last several weeks.

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ACEMAPP Annual Reports Provide Users with Clinical Placement Data

ACEMAPP Annual Reports Provide Users with Clinical Placement Data

ACEMAPP annual reports, generated by The Center for Health Affairs and its workforce initiative NEONI, were distributed to hospitals and nursing education programs earlier this month. Each annual report summarized each organization’s ACEMAPP clinical placement data for the 2011-2012 academic year.

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Bill Ryan Weighs in on Summa Partnership with Catholic Health Partners

Bill Ryan Weighs in on Summa Partnership with Catholic Health Partners

On Monday, March 4, 2013, The Center for Health Affairs' President and CEO Bill Ryan was quoted in a Crain's Cleveland Business piece by Timothy Magaw on the recently announced Summa Partnership with Catholic Health Partners.

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