Ted Strickland

See what Governor Strickland has done to improve health care.

Then, sign the petition to show your support for health care reform.

Ohio can't fix health care on its own. We need the right kind of partnership with the federal government - reform at the federal level that will lower costs and expand access to coverage.

As the debate over health care moves from the House to the Senate, Congress needs to know that Ohioans support reform. Sign the petition below to show your commitment to health care reform.

I’m committed to ensuring that all Ohioans have access to quality, affordable health care. I support health care reforms at the federal level that will lower costs and expand coverage.

More information on Governor Strickland's efforts:

Even in tough financial times, Gov. Strickland has maintained his commitment to the goal of access to health insurance for all Ohioans. Governor Strickland signed a budget that helps ensure access to health care to all Ohio children and is working to make that happen. In addition, Governor Strickland has introduced important reforms that will expand the number of Ohio adults with access to health care by 109,000.

Governor Strickland's record:

Gov. Strickland's most recent budget allows dependent children up to 28 years of age to remain on their parent's coverage. This reform allows parents to purchase coverage for their children up to 28 and will give 20,000 more Ohioans access to health care.
Set rules for Ohio’s open-enrollment program that make it more difficult for insurance companies to discriminate against people with preexisting conditions, including patients with cancer and diabetes and pregnant women.
Required employers to offer uninsured employees the opportunity to purchase health insurance with pre-tax dollars through plans that would save employees and families up to 40% of the cost of coverage by reducing income taxes.
Expanded coverage for pregnant women by increasing the Medicaid threshold from 150% of the federal poverty level to 200%, covering an estimated 3800 additional women.
Passed a budget to give every Ohio child access to health care by expanding eligibility for SCHIP and implementing a buy-in program so that parents of children that are not eligible for SCHIP can contribute.