Promoting Access

Since the health care and financial resources of Ohioans vary, Ohios health plans constantly assess the marketplace to offer a range of innovative products designed to meet the needs of a diverse health care system.

• The cost of employer-based insurance in Ohio is 4 percent less than the national average for family coverage
• Premiums in Ohio for individual coverage are about 5 percent less than the national average
• Ohio ranks fourth best in the nation for state health care policies according to the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
• Almost 75 percent of Ohioans with insurance have access to providers outside the preferred network of providers
• Ohio ranks 5th in the nation for the number of individuals enrolled in Consumer Driven Healthcare Products