Author Archives: Ava Stratford
MyCare Ohio: Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Benefits
MyCare Ohio: Integrating Medicare and Medicaid Benefits (updated August 8, 2014) • Ohio Medicaid has been transitioning its government-run fee-for-service (FFS) program to private-sector insurance plans. Enrollment in private health plans increased from 36 percent of the Ohio Medicaid population in 2006 to a projected 75 percent in 2015. In 2012, Ohio selected four of…
Are you Eligible for home modifications? See if you qualify.
Ohio has received 181,499 applications toward the goal of 275,000 newly eligible consumers for medicaid. It is hoped this goal will be met by June 2015. As stated, “while the number of medicaid beneficiaries and applicants claims goes up, so do the calls for help.” Go to benefits.ohio.gov to check on elibility. Ohio Medicaid recipients…
MyCareOhio: Connecting Medicare + Medicaid, New information update
Ohio.gov has released information on the program “MyCareOhio”. This includes persons in Franklin County, Licking County, and Central Ohio. Persons with disabilities that receive both Medicare and Medicaid can enroll in this program. Information can be found at MyCareOhio: Connecting Medicare + Medicaid MyCare Ohio is a new managed care program designed for Ohioans who…
Facts from STEADY U – Falls Prevention
Per the Ohio Department of Health Ohio website, a new program: “STEADY U – A Comprehensive Falls Prevention Initiative” has been initiated. Their site can be located at www.healthyohioprogram.org. Per the website: Did you know…? •30 percent of adults age 65 and older living in the community fall each year. •An older Ohioan falls every…
Welcome to our Blog! Handicap Accessibility Specialists
Handicap Accessibility Specialists We would like to welcome you to Creative Independent Living Solutions news blog! We are a family based company from Hebron,OH specializing in handicap accessibility in Central Ohio through a wide range of services such as ramps, bathroom modifications, and door widening to name a few. Our goal is to help make…

