During a visit to Columbus, Ohio-based Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Ohio Gov. John Kasich discussed his thoughts on a state “medical corridor,” care collaboration between children’s hospitals and an insurance exchange, according to a Columbus Business First report.
The Republican governor went off the script last week, backing accountable care organizations and insurance exchanges. His state insurance director, Lt. Gov. Mary Taylor, has been publicly criticizing the insurance exchange model. During his visit, though, Gov. Kasich called it a “good idea” and said healthcare reform should not be interpreted as Democratic or Republican legislation.
“I don’t operate like, if it’s theirs, it’s not a good idea,” he said, according to the report. “Who cares? Let’s get it done.”
The governor also spoke on his desire to create collaboration between state hospitals to create a “medical corridor,” according to the report. He pledged $2 million to the state’s six children’s hospitals, a pledge that was unscripted and unplanned before he arrived in the hospital. The source of the funding is yet to be determined.
Read the Columbus Business Journal report on Gov. John Kasich and ACOs.
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