Ohio Health Care Compact: House votes Tuesday, June 30th

Ohio Health Care Compact (HB 34) House vote scheduled for 
 ~ Tuesday, June 30th

Calling all Ohio Patriots!

In a 6-3 ruling last week, the Supreme Court again ruled in favor of Obamacare.  The ruling upheld the federal government’s right to provide Obamacare subsidies in states that did not set up their own exchanges, despite clear language in the law that stated the contrary.

In light of the SCOTUS ruling and Congress’s failure to repeal Obamacare, it is abundantly clear that if we in Ohio are going to break free from the freedom-sapping chains of Obamacare, we must take action ourselves.

US Senators John Cornyn & James Lankford explain in this op-ed how through the Health Care Compact, we have a second chance to get health care right in our state and in our country.

Ohio is looking to become the 10th member state; the Ohio Health Care Compact (HB 34) is scheduled for a full House vote on Tuesday, June 30.

With your support and immediate action, we can move one step closer to achieving our goal of true health care freedom for all Ohio citizens and getting ourselves out from under Governor Kasich's Medicaid expansion.

Please take a few minutes to contact your Ohio State Representative and respectfully request that they support the Health Care Compact (HB 34) and put Ohioans in charge of their own health care destiny.

Click for OH House Directory. Click here and scroll down for key Committee members.

Cuyahoga County Area GOP State Reps -

Rep Mike Dovilla
Phone: (614)466-4895
Contact: Click Here

Rep. Nan Baker
Phone: (614)466-0961
Contact: Click Here

Rep Marlene Anielski
Phone: (614)644-6041
Contact: Click Here

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Good News about the Health Care Compact

Here's important news from the Director Of Development for the Health Care Compact -- and it should be encouraging for all Ohio patriots:

Yesterday, Congressman Doug Collins of Georgia filed the Health Care Compact in the U.S. House of Representatives. Once Congress passes the legislation, the nine (and counting!) states that have joined the Compact would be able to take back control of health care from the federal government. You can check out the Congressman's press release here. 

This is just the first step in passing the Health Care Compact at the federal level, but it's an important one. We're working hard to ensure the bill is soon filed in the U.S. Senate, which would catapult our efforts at moving the Compact through Congress.

In the meantime, would you consider forwarding this email, sharing our Facebook announcement and retweeting our Twitter update? Let your friends know the Health Care Compact is the best option we have to undo Obamacare and give health care control back to the states, where it belongs. 

In other good news, it looks like we'll soon be adding to the nine states that have joined the Compact. While Montana's governor vetoed that state's bill in April, the Compact was voted favorably out of committee in Ohio last week. I look forward to reporting back to you with more news in the coming weeks. 

Remember, nine states have already approved the Compact (Indiana, Missouri, Oklahoma, Alabama, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, Kansas and Utah), and every additional state that joins gives us a greater voice in the halls of Congress. 
  

Thank you for your continued support of the Health Care Compact - the ONLY proposal that takes all health care decision-making authority out of Washington, D.C. and returns it to the states. Please continue to make your voice heard!

In liberty,

Jamie Kohlmann
Managing Director of Development

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Ohio Health Care Compact NEWS

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Ohio Health Care Compact NEWS (h/t Marianne):

The Health Care Compact (HB 34) passed out of the State Government Committee last week with a vote of 9 - 4, along party lines!  Please take a moment to thank all the committee members that voted Yea, and ask for their support when the bill hits the House floor.  

Click here for contact information for the Yea votes.

We are hoping to have the full House vote the week of May 18th.

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Ohio Health Care Compact update

According to Ohio Rep. Wes Retherford, there will be a committee vote on the Health Care Compact (HCC) in Columbus tomorrow (May 6), "if the votes are there."  Please take a few minutes to call the committee members and ask them to vote yes on the HCC.  Here is a link to the committee members.

http://www.ohiohouse.gov/committee/state-government

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House Bill 34 - Taking A Stand For Ohioans’ Healthcare

The blog below appeared at the Health Care Compact blog and at the Ohio Representatives' website here:

THE OHIO HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES: House Bill 34 - Taking A Stand For Ohioans’ Healthcare

POSTED BY HEALTH CARE COMPACT

By: Ohio State Representative Ron Maag

As in all General Assemblies, protecting the healthcare of Ohioans is a very important issue to those of us in the state legislature. That is why I decided to co-sponsor a bill, introduced by my colleagues Representative Wes Retherford (R-Hamilton) and Representative Terry Boose (R-Norwalk), that I see as crucial to protecting the healthcare coverage of my constituents and citizens around the state.

House Bill 34 seeks to ratify the Health Care Compact, which allows Ohio to suspend the operation of all federal laws, rules, regulations, and orders regarding healthcare that are inconsistent with Ohio laws adopted pursuant to the Compact. I believe that this issue is better served at the state level, by Ohioans who know what we as a state need in terms of coverage.

Restoring the power to regulate healthcare to the states is crucial. House Bill 34 would require that Ohio secures Congress’s consent to regulate its own healthcare standards, freeing us from unnecessary federal regulations and mandates.

The bill would also require our governor to appoint a member to the Interstate Advisory Health Care Commission, which would collect and evaluate information that is needed for these member states to regulate their own healthcare system. Input from all members and states on this commission will be valuable in making determinations for the future.

By placing a firm focus on how to best serve our residents, I believe we can take a step in the right direction in terms of offering Ohioans exceptional healthcare options while removing hindrances from the federal government. I want our citizens to have access to affordable, reliable care that does not encourage a dependence on government services. I will continue to support regulations made by Ohioans for Ohioans.

Please feel free to contact my office regarding this legislation or any other state government related issue. My door is always open as I continue to serve as your state representative. You can contact me at (614) 644-6023 or Rep62@ohiohouse.gov. 

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Do you know where your Representative stands?

Update on Health Care Compact initiatives

Update on Health Care Compact initiatives:

In just a few weeks, the Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments in another Obamacare case. This one, King v. Burwell, challenges the legality of subsidies in states that are part of the federal exchange.  As the many challenges to Obamacare demonstrate, there is still a great deal of uncertainty about the health care law, its future, and how to implement it.

Many states have decided that health care decisions are better left to the states, rather than to Washington bureaucrats or to the Supreme Court’s interpretation.  That’s why so many state legislators and activists across the country are turning their attention to the Health Care Compact – governance reform that empowers participating states to design their own health care system.

In fact, the Health Care Compact has more momentum now than ever:

•  Last week in Ohio, the Health Care Compact was introduced in the House.  (Ohio residents should click here to contact their representatives and ask them to support House Bill 34.)

• Just days later, the Health Care Compact was introduced in Montana as House Bill 348. (Montana residents can call 406-444-4800, request their state representative and ask them to support HB 348.)  
• And in Vermont, citizens are gathering co-sponsors and expect the Health Care Compact to be formally introduced in the coming days.

If these states pass the Health Care Compact, then Ohio, Montana and Vermont would be the 10th, 11th, and 12th states participating in the Compact – and that’s not counting other states like Michigan that are beginning to consider the legislation.

The Health Care Compact is the ONLY proposal out there that takes all health care decision-making authority out of Washington, D.C. and returns it to the states. 

Cleveland Tea Party Patriots can click here to contact their representatives.

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Cleveland Tea Party Patriots report: Health Care Compact news & County Sin Tax survey

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This is a recap on some of the highlights from Cleveland Tea Party Patriots' monthly meeting one week ago, 2/10/14. Below the meeting update you will find some information on the Sin Tax and an important survey we are asking you to fill out.

National

On the national level we reviewed the upcoming 5th Anniversary of the Tea Party movement and the Rally Tea Party Patriots will be having in D.C. to celebrate with Keynote speaker Mark Levin.  

And we are proud to say one of our own, Marianne Gasiecki, Founder of the Mansfield Tea Party and Tea Party Patriots State Co-Coordinator for Ohio, will  be in the line-up of All Star speakers at the event.

For ticket info and to see the line up of speakers for the event click here.

State

At the state level, we discussed the status of the Health Care Compact (HB 227) in Ohio which is scheduled for proponent testimony this week (tomorrow) in the OH House State & Local Government Committee.

About a week ago, Rep. James Lankford (R-OK) introduced the Health Care Compact (H.J. Res 110) in the U.S. Congress. 

Since the Health Care Compact is the only way to Constitutionally remove us from the chains of Obamacare, this is great news!

Local

Jesse Smith, N/E OH Coordinator for Americans for Prosperity, did an outstanding job presenting facts & figures on the proposed Sin Tax extension that will be on the ballot. Jesse's presentation was followed by some hard discussion and insightful questions for and against the proposed Sin Tax extension.

In the end, it was agreed upon that because of the wide ranging views and the different scenarios of the Sin Tax, that we would put together some information and take a poll to better gauge the feelings and sentiments of our members.

Below you will find a poll and information on the Sin Tax. We are asking that you please fill out the poll and share your feelings on the Sin Tax proposal that will be on the ballot this May 2014.

Sin Tax Info & Survey

Being pushed by the Greater Cleveland Partnership, Cuyahoga County Council voted to put the extension of the Sin Tax on the ballot this May to pay for upgrades.

The troubling part of this is the Sin Tax extension DID NOT need to go on the ballot this soon.  Other funding avenues could have been explored & discussed and the Sin Tax extension could have been placed on the ballot in November 2014 or May 2015. Giving no thought or discussion on alternative avenues for funding, Cuyahoga County Council & the Greater Cleveland Partnership simply decided you the taxpayer should again be responsible to cover these costs.

From the sentiment at our meeting - be it for or against the Sin Tax - the general consensus was everyone wants to support our teams and see the City of Cleveland succeed. But the taxpayers should not have to continue bearing the brunt of this burden and other avenues of funding should be explored.

Defeating the Sin Tax this May would force Cuyahoga Council & the Greater Cleveland Partnership to come to the table with alternative funding options that can be presented to voters at a later date.

Some of the options for alternative funding include an increase in ticket prices for games and/or a facility fee on all events held at these venues.

So we can better gauge our actions and position on the Sin Tax extension, please fill out the attached survey by clicking here.

Click Here to Take Sin Tax Survey

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Health Care Compact testimony TIME CHANGE to 2pm

Ohio Tea Party Patriots received word from Representative Wes Retherford that the sponsor testimony for the Health Care Compact this Tuesday, Nov, 19th, has been moved back to 2:00 p.m., room number 121. Patriot drivers: Google map of the Ohio Statehouse is here.

Previous information about this hearing, on this blog, is here. 

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