Access to care: Educating policymakers

In order to ensure access to care for all Ohioans, HPIO educates state policymakers and the people who influence them by providing concise, comprehensive and easy-to-understand information and analysis on the topic. HPIO is an objective source for unbiased analysis of data, research, and state/federal laws and regulations.

HPIO resources

• 2011 Ohio Medicaid Basics 
  Executive Summary
  (May, 2011) The updated edition of HPIO's biannual overview of Ohio Medicaid, including eligibility, enrollment and financing.
• Ohio's Health Safety Net Snapshot Project
  The Health Policy Institute of Ohio, through support from the HealthPath Foundation of Ohio, has released a report on the economic downturn’s impact on safety net services in Ohio and other states’ strategies to monitor safety net change.
  • A Snapshot of Ohio's Safety Net
  • Ohio Safety Net fact sheet
  • Regional forum summary report
• 2010 Ohio Medicaid Atlas
  (August 2010) Provides a statistical and visual display of comparative information about Medicaid across all of the state's counties.

Other access to care sites

Ohio-specific sites

• Ohio Department of Health Access Activities and resources
• HealthPath Foundation of Ohio's Strengthening Ohio's Safety Net project

National sites

• Kaiser Family Foundation access to care resources
• American Dental Association's access to care site
• Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Safety Net Monitoring
• National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL), Access to Healthcare and the Uninsured
• National Center for Medical Home Implementation: Ohio Activities and resources
• RAND Corporation Health Access resources

Publications

• Institute of Medicine, Oral Health Access to Services Consensus Study, July 2011
• Archive of access-related articles published in Health Affairs 

Questions?

If you have questions about HPIO's health access work or would like more information, please contact Mary Wachtel at 614.224.4950 x307 or mwachtel@hpio.net.