September 18, 2026
New HPIO explainer explores policy options to address rise in nicotine pouch use
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on updating Ohio’s tobacco policy to address nicotine pouch use.
September 18, 2026
Ohio officials announce delay on SNAP sugary beverages ban
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
Report: Up to 2.3M young adults in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage because of work requirements
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
Nearly all physicians report growing problem of patient misinformation, survey finds
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 11, 2026
Graphic of the week: Ohio has fewer independently-owned outpatient facilities than most other states
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
Report: 1/2 of U.S. hospitals complying with price transparency rules, Ohio lags behind
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 11, 2026
Report from former EPA officials warns of public health threat from AI data centers
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
Ohio sees growth in new behavioral health crisis centers, but access barriers persist
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
Federal hemp ban delayed by a month
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 04, 2026
Doctors report increase in misinformation from patients
Doctors say they have been seeing more misinformation from patients in recent years, and the problem is getting worse, according to a new survey of physicians
September 04, 2026
Survey: Most Ohioans at foodbanks must choose between buying food or medicine
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
Drive times to maternity care likely to increase for rural residents with Medicaid, study finds
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
