Health insurance provided by employers or other private companies accounts for the Ohio health insurance coverage of more than seven million residence, and it comes up to about ten billion dollars worth of medical bills that these companies are paying for every year. Ohio is one of the best states in which to get health insurance, and on the national list it comes in at number five, with 86% of its businesses both large and small providing health insurance coverage for their workers, a rarity across the country.

For those millions more Ohioans who are not included in that seven million number, Ohio also has several quick and comprehensive public assistance health insurance programs to make sure that they can keep covered. On one hand, it works side by side with such national programs as Medicare and Medicaid to provide assistance to its residents, or for those unable to qualify for those programs, it provides extra assistance from the state alone, always going the extra mile.

The health insurance companies in Ohio don’t stay locked up in their holey offices, either. In fact, many of the top companies, such as Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield hav created programs that involve connecting with the community and helping to provide health insurance for those who both can’t get it through the state or federal programs but also are unable to afford it. Thirty million dollars will be spent for such programs over the next three years by private companies.

Cheers,

Fashun Guadarrama.