House Bill 248 After a series of opponent hearings in the Ohio House Health Committee, House Bill 248, a broad anti-vaccination proposal opposed by a large coalition of groups in the medical and business communities (as well as public health experts) did not have the votes to pass out of the committee in its current form. Numerous physicians were among the over 300 individuals to submit written testimony opposing HB 248 in advance of the hearings on June 15 and June 22. Due t

The two-year state operating budget (HB 110) for FY 2022-2023 recently came to a close. Both the Senate and House convened the Conference Committee, which worked to hash out the differences between the House and Senate on the budget bill, and as physicians provided feedback on a list of health care-related items for consideration. The Conference Committee finalized the state budget plan based on the contents of the bills passed in each legislative chamber, and the legislature

With the support of OSMA, we hope to meet with legislators to provide feedback on several current legislative items.

Save the date for the OGS Annual Meeting: September 18, 2021 Columbus, Ohio

Here is a list of legislative initiatives in the healthcare arena being considered before the Ohio General Assembly.