HPIO releases 2026 Health Value Dashboard

Mental health, healthcare affordability and child well-being highlighted as areas for policymaker attention

(COLUMBUS, Ohio) – The seventh edition of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Health Value Dashboard, which will be widely released tomorrow, found that Ohio ranks 43rd on heath value compared to other states and D.C. That means that Ohioans continue to live less healthy lives and spend more on health care than people in most other states.

All Dashboard resources are available on HPIO’s website.

The Dashboard is a collection of tools and resources that compare Ohio’s performance to all other states on measures of population health, healthcare spending and the factors that influence health, including:

• Access to care
• The healthcare system
• Public health and prevention
• The social and economic environment
• The physical environment

The primary purpose of the Dashboard is to highlight Ohio’s strengths and challenges and spark questions that lead to data-driven policy that improves health, health equity and the value of healthcare spending in Ohio. Analysis of 2026 Dashboard data found mental health, healthcare affordability and child well-being are three key areas in which policy action could lead to improved health value in Ohio.

HPIO experts will participate in a Zoom call for members of the media (click here to register) from 11:30 a.m.–12:30 p.m. tomorrow (April 17) to provide a brief overview and answer questions.

For any questions about the analysis, or if you would like to talk with the report’s authors, please call or text Nick Wiselogel, HPIO Vice President of Communications and Design, at 614-530-9918 or email nwiselogel@hpio.net. 

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