A universal healthcare bill introduced in the Ohio Legislature would guarantee all Ohioans dental coverage.
Modeled after Medicare, H.B. 159 sets up a statewide nonprofit agency to pay healthcare providers.
Money for the program would come from a combination of existing federal subsidies, a new payroll tax, a new business income tax, and a new individual income tax, which, according to the Wilmington News Journal, would start with earnings greater than $97,500.
The bill's co-author, Rep. Michael Skindell (D-Cleveland), said 91% of Ohioans would not experience a tax increase, and the new program would save money by consolidating administrative tasks and eliminating the sales and marketing costs in the current system of multiple private insurers.
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