HPIO online resource pages provide tools for key health policy topics

Over the past several months, the Health Policy Institute has updated or created several online resource pages to enable policymakers to better understand important health policy issues.

For specific health policy topics that are gaining statewide or national attention, HPIO gathers relevant resources from a variety of sources so that policymakers and those who influence them have a single source for credible information on the issue. 

The new resource pages include:

• Guide to improving health value: HPIO’s 2017 Health Value Dashboard finds that Ohio ranks 46 out of 50 states and D.C. on health value, a composite measure of population health outcomes and healthcare spending. This resource page provides information about where to find evidence-informed strategies proven to address many of the challenges identified in the Dashboard.
• Intersections between education and health: Health and education are areas of significant focus for Ohio policymakers, representing the largest shares of Ohio’s biennial budget for state fiscal years (SFY) 2016-2017. With support from the United Way of Central Ohio, HPIO has started to explore the intersections of education and health. The resource page on the topic will be updated throughout the year.
• Ohio Medicaid resources: Medicaid pays for medically necessary healthcare services for more three million Ohioans.  As a healthcare payer for one in four Ohioans, Medicaid is an important driver of payment reform and quality measurement initiatives in the healthcare system. The newly updated resource page includes primers, literature reviews and other resources from both Ohio and national sources.