A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
October 20, 2023
As of Oct. 1, the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services began allowing public and private insurers to pay “street medicine” providers for medical services they deliver anyplace people who are homeless might be staying
October 13, 2023
The number of U.S. employers who cover obesity medications could nearly double next year, according to a survey
September 22, 2023
Experts say that procedural disenrollments from Medicaid related to the end of the pandemic public health emergency could disproportionately affect people living in rural areas
September 01, 2023
Adults who are eligible for Medicaid but not enrolled in the program are more likely to delay care due to costs, according to analysis released this week
July 28, 2023
HPIO analysis has found that over the past decade, about 84% of the increase in spending on the Medicaid program in Ohio has been paid from federal funds, with the state accounting for 16% of the increase.
July 28, 2023
Private health insurance companies paid by Medicaid denied millions of requests for care for low-income Americans with little oversight from federal and state authorities, according to a new report by U.S. investigators published last week
June 16, 2023
Too many Americans are losing Medicaid coverage because of red tape, and states should do more to make sure eligible people keep their health insurance, the Biden administration said Monday
June 02, 2023
HPIO is hosting a webinar from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. Thursday, June 29, on its latest publication, Ohio Medicaid Basics 2023.
May 26, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of Americans with low incomes have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy that prohibited states from removing people from the program
May 12, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released the tenth edition of Ohio Medicaid Basics, a primer that provides an overview of the Medicaid program in Ohio.
April 28, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released the latest edition of its biennial Health Value Dashboard, which found that Ohio ranks 44 on heath value compared to other states and D.C.
April 28, 2023
The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out proposals to set national standards for care in Medicaid and children’s health care plans, amid upheaval for millions of Americans’ coverage in both programs
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