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Celebrating our 55th year, the Columbus Free Press will honor five outstanding community activists and a community organization at our November 2025 Salon and Awards event on Saturday, November 8 from 1:30-4:30pm at the First Unitarian Universalist Church, 93 W. Weisheimer Road. One of our "Libby" Award honorees is Bob Krasen.
Bob worked in Columbus for non-profits, United Cerebral Palsy, American Red Cross Blood Services, and Vision Center of Central Ohio. He volunteered for 12 years with Suicide Prevention Services.
After retiring in 2006, he became a volunteer in Healthcare for All Ohioans / SPAN Ohio, assuming a leadership position in 2014 as Columbus Regional Coordinator. He continues in active membership, stepping down from leadership positions in 2023.
Healthcare for All Ohioans is a state wide volunteer organization started in 2003, to promote passage Healthcare for All legislation in Ohio as the Ohio Health Care Act, (HB 289 & SB 78, 2025-26). The organization also supports the passage of Enhanced and Improved Medicare for All (HR 3069 & SR 1506, 2025-26) in Congress.
This legislation would create a payment system for healthcare that would be universal, simple and affordable. It would provide payment for all necessary health care for all Ohio or US citizens for life from any licensed medical provider. There would be no exchange of money at the point of care. No medical debt; no prior authorizations; no annual renewals; no copays or deductibles.
This legislation is Universal. Everyone is in. No one is out. This legislation is Simple. You need care. You get care. You will never see a medical bill.
This legislation is Affordable. Current Medicare costs 2 percent of revenue to administer. Projections are that this legislation administrative cost would be similar.
Projections of cost of this legislation are between 11-14percent of GDP, compared to nearly 20 percent of GDP which is the amount spent now while 10 percent of the population go without healthcare.
Also honored will be: Jawhara Qutiefan, Julialynne Walker, Lezlie Combs, Paul Becker and Heer to Serve. The event is free and light refreshments will be available.
