OHA SVP Aaron Crooks Joins Ohio Chamber’s Post Election Conference’s Health Care Panel

OHA’s Senior Vice President of Advocacy Aaron Crooks joined the Ohio Chamber’s Impact Ohio Post General Conference on Nov. 5 as a panelist for a session focusing on health care policy. The session, “The Cost of Care: What’s Next for Healthcare Policy in Ohio?” included Angela Weaver, director of Regulatory Services, Ohio Association of Health Plans; State Representative Meredith Craig (R-Smithville); Rea Hederman, executive director of the Economic Research Center & vice president of policy, The Buckeye Institute; and Scott Wiley, president & CEO, Ohio Health Care Association.

Rep. Craig serves as vice chair of the Ohio House Insurance Committee and is a member of the Ohio House Health, Medicaid, and Veterans and Military Development Committees. She previously served as director of Healthcare Policy at the Ohio Chamber (2022–2024) where she managed the Healthcare Committee.

The session, moderated by Molly Mottram, director of healthcare policy at the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, covered topics including health care costs, the state’s future health care policy agenda, Medicaid fraud and program integrity, rural hospitals and the health care workforce.

The Impact Ohio Post General Conference is an event that provides a post-election opportunity to hear directly from the leaders who will shape Ohio’s policy and political agenda for the upcoming biennium. The event was held in Columbus at COSI: Center of Science and Industry.