January 05, 2024
Graphic of the week: Ohio Medicaid unwinding
December 08, 2023
HPIO brief detailed Medicaid unwinding process in Ohio
October 20, 2023
CMS begins paying for health care for people who are homeless outside medical settings
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
Coverage of weight-loss drugs on employer plans expected to double in 2024, survey finds
The number of U.S. employers who cover obesity medications could nearly double next year, according to a survey
September 22, 2023
Rural Medicaid enrollees face additional challenges during Medicaid unwinding
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
Medicaid-eligible people who are not enrolled more likely to delay care, face worse health outcomes
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
Graphic of the week
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
HHS investigation finds Medicaid contractors deny care at high rates
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
Feds ask states to slow Medicaid enrollment cuts following three-year COVID pause
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 to host webinar on Ohio Medicaid Basics 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 have lost Medicaid coverage since COVID unwinding, many for procedural reasons
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
