A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
September 18, 2026
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced earlier this month that it is delaying a ban on purchasing certain sugary drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Ohio.
September 18, 2026
New research from the Urban Institute finds that millions of young adults in the U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage when work reporting requirements are implemented next year
September 18, 2026
Health misinformation has become an increasingly common challenge for physicians nationwide, with nearly all doctors reporting they encountered patients influenced by false or inaccurate medical information during the past year
September 18, 2026
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on updating Ohio’s tobacco policy to address nicotine pouch use.
September 11, 2026
A group representing more than 800 former employees of the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday sounded the alarm over the health consequences of data centers
September 11, 2026
New behavioral health crisis centers are opening across Ohio, in part because of $90 million in COVID-relief fund spending. But some facilities are struggling with staffing challenges and other barriers to care created by federal policy changes.
September 11, 2026
The House last week passed a short-term government funding bill that will give the intoxicating hemp industry more time to fight a looming crackdown on its products
September 11, 2026
Data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality shows that the percentage of outpatient healthcare facilities in Ohio that are independently owned is lower than in all but five states
September 11, 2026
Even though compliance rates have reached a record high, only about half of U.S. hospitals are fully complying with federal price transparency rules, according to a report released this week
September 04, 2026
More than half of people who visited an Ohio foodbank in the last year had to choose between paying for medicine or buying food, according to a report released this week
September 04, 2026
While Ohio Medicaid enrollees who live in rural areas have a shorter drive time to maternity care than those in most other states, recent federal policy changes are expected to lead to longer driving times , a new study found
September 04, 2026
Healthcare spending isn’t just skyrocketing for U.S. companies. It’s also getting more difficult to predict, complicating efforts to keep cost growth in hand, according to new research
