Representing Ohio Citizens or Insurance?

In response to the article in the Dayton Daily News, we must ask the question: Is Ohio Representative Michael Henne pro-Ohio citizens’ safety or pro-insurance bailout? Fire Stations are geographically located to respond quickly. In a medical emergency, every second counts. Paramedics stabilize the victim on scene and during transport to the hospital, which is often at least 20 minutes away. It is cost prohibitive for private ambulance services to appropriately staff simply waiting for a medical emergency transportation. Insurance companies are federally mandated to make payment for EMS services, not taxes. Rep. Henne should review his own insurance policy and he would understand that ambulance services are already listed in policies. If payments for EMS services ceased to exist, taxes could not possibly cover the service. Is it possible that Ohio Representative Henne seriously wants to be responsible for introducing legislation that would effectively end the ability of Ohio citizens to call 911 and actually receive a response?

Pro-Taxpayer or Pro-Insurance?

IS COX MEDIA PRO-OHIO TAXPAYER & PUBLIC SAFETY OR SIMPLY A PAID ADVERTISER FOR BIG INSURANCE? I understand the conundrum that Channel 7, the Dayton Daily News (DDN) and the Springfield News Sun face considering how heavily funded you are by the insurance industry via marketing dollars. The press interrogated Safety Services’ and CRC, while only a benign interview of Mary Bonelli, (OII) was presented. Why wasn’t the same investigation and interrogation conducted as it relates to insurance rates and tactics with lobbyists, insurance commissioners and legislators etc.? The insurance industry reported a national record-breaking $30 billion dollar profit, while in a recession. Ohio drivers pay over $6 Billion dollars a year in premiums, yet the OII is unwilling to invest a mere .05% of their premiums to protect those who protect us and their own liability costs. The insurance industry lobbied and won legislation forcing all Ohio drivers to pay unregulated premiums and carry insurance based upon the premise that they would indeed cover costs as a direct and proximate result of their policyholder’s negligent actions. However, the OII insists that local governments should raise your taxes so that innocent Ohio taxpayers can continue subsidizing insurance reporting, insurance investigation and services required and provided to their negligent at-fault policyholder. “Like a Good Neighbor”, “You’re in Good Hands”, and “On Your Side”, seems false and misleading. We are all called to be more fiscally responsible. Why should legislators allow the insurance industry be exempt from this call? Regina Moore Jones