116. Medicaid Expansion & Vision Care in Ohio: Drs. Dean VanNasdale and Andy Wapner of OSU
On this, the first installment of our collaboration with the Ohio Journal of Public Health, Dan talks with Drs. Dean VanNasdale and Andy Wapner of Ohio State University about the state of vision care in Ohio, especially in light of Ohio’s decision, in 2014, to expand it’s Medicaid program as part of the Affordable Care Act. Plus, a new installment “Things You Need to Know,” focusing on Adverse Childhood Events, produced in collaboration with the Center for Community Solutions. Interview starts at 3:52. Read VanNasdale et al’s full paper in the Ohio Journal of Public Health. You can learn more about health insurance and eye care from Prevent Blindness. You can also read more about our guests, Dean VanNasdale and Andy Wapner.
This episode was produced by Dan Skinner. Editorial and production support from Angela Lin. Special thanks to Patti Carlyle at Community Solutions for help with the Things You Need to Know segment. For show notes and episode archive, visit prognosisohio.com. Prognosis Ohio is a member of WCBE Podcast Experience and the Health Podcast Network.
