America's Health Insurance Plans launches campaign in Ohio for nationwide universal health

America's Health Insurance Plans on Tuesday launched a new grassroots campaign designed "to build support for workable health care reform based on core principles shared by the American people: coverage, affordability, quality, value, choice and portability," the organization said, CQ HealthBeat reports. The nationwide "Campaign for an American Solution" began with a public meeting in Columbus, Ohio, between uninsured residents and AHIP President and CEO Karen Ignagni. "It was very important to get out of Washington to hear what rank-and-file people are saying," Ignagni said. According to a release, AHIP's plan includes expanding Medicaid to all low-income, uninsured U.S. residents; expanding SCHIP to all children in low-income and uninsured families, and issuing tax credits for working families based on a sliding scale.... [read full story]