Restructuring Medicaid; Surfers in Cleveland

Governor John Kasich has created a new arm of state government that is intended to modernize Ohio’s Medicaid system and improve the quality of health-care services.  Medicaid reforms - including reimbursements cuts to hospitals, doctors and nursing homes - are a key factor in the governor’s budget proposal. Joining the show is the man appointed to lead the transformation: Ohio Governor’s Office of Health Transformation Director Greg Moody.

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The 2010 documentary Out of Place spotlights the little-recognized surfing community of Cleveland, who surf even in the dead of Winter. Surf Ohio Founder/CEO Ron Kaplan and WOSU TV studio crew member Darrin McDonald, who is co-director of the documentary, talk about this community. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bvMEyxGH3k0