October 06, 2023
Bipartisan bill in Ohio House aims to address state’s nursing shortage
A bipartisan bill was put forward this week that seeks to address Ohio’s nursing shortage, which began during the pandemic and has not improved
October 06, 2023
1 in 3 Medicaid recipients with opioid use disorder not receiving medication to treat it, federal re
A new federal report has found that more than half a million Medicaid recipients diagnosed with opioid use disorder did not receive medication to treat it in 2021
October 06, 2023
Updated HPIO analysis finds deaths among working-age Ohioans still much higher than 15 years ago
Updated analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found that working-age Ohioans are dying at a much higher rate than they were 15 years ago, despite a drop in deaths in 2022 as the state emerged from the pandemic.
September 29, 2023
State to begin installing naloxone boxes at highway rest stops
Gov. Mike DeWine this week announced a partnership with the RecoveryOhio initiative, the Ohio Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of Health’s Project DAWN (Deaths Avoided With Naloxone) to install naloxone kits at rest areas
September 29, 2023
Subsidized meals at childcare centers boost health of kids and their families, new study finds
A new analysis suggests that a federally-funded, state-administered initiative to provide meals to children in daycare settings positively affects not just children but also their families, tying subsidized child-care meals to better child health
September 29, 2023
Graphic of the week
Consistent with national research findings and previous HPIO work, new analysis from the Institute finds that Ohioans who reported experiencing more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs)
September 22, 2023
Hospitals push Congress to halt planned $8 billion reduction in Medicaid funding
Healthcare representatives from across the United States are urging Congress to halt cuts to funding that funds hospital care for uninsured or low-income patients who rely on Medicaid
September 22, 2023
Graphic of the week
September is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and analysis from HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard has found that the uninsured rate for Hispanic Ohioans is 2.5 times worse than for white Ohioans
September 22, 2023
Employer health costs expected to increase next year, healthcare consultants say
U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year, according to forecasts from healthcare consultants, but workers may be somewhat spared this time around in a tight labor market
September 22, 2023
Rural Medicaid enrollees face additional challenges during Medicaid unwinding
Experts say that procedural disenrollments from Medicaid related to the end of the pandemic public health emergency could disproportionately affect people living in rural areas
September 15, 2023
New data shows overdose deaths soared even after pain prescriptions fell
The number of prescription opioid pain pills shipped in the United States plummeted nearly 45% between 2011 and 2019, new federal data shows, even as fatal overdoses rose to record levels as users increasingly used heroin, and then illegal fentanyl
September 15, 2023
HPIO forum next week to explore prevention of ACEs
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is hosting a webinar from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to discuss strategies to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Ohio through building skills and strengthening connections to caring adult
