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Health Policy News

A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio

January 19, 2024

Graphic of the week: Gauging effectiveness of health and human services pilot projects

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

HPIO launches resource pages on State Issues 1 and 2

In advance of the Nov. 7 election, the Health Policy Institute of Ohio launched online resource pages for State Issue 1 and State Issue 2.

October 06, 2023

Washington Post analysis links policy decisions to decreased life expectancy in Ohio

A months-long investigation by the Washington Post concludes that decisions made by policymakers over the past several decades have led to poorer health outcomes and lower life expectancy for Ohioans compared to those in other states

October 06, 2023

Bipartisan bill in Ohio House aims to address state’s nursing shortage

A bipartisan bill was put forward this week that seeks to address Ohio’s nursing shortage, which began during the pandemic and has not improved

September 22, 2023

Hospitals push Congress to halt planned $8 billion reduction in Medicaid funding

Healthcare representatives from across the United States are urging Congress to halt cuts to funding that funds hospital care for uninsured or low-income patients who rely on Medicaid

August 25, 2023

Speaking at HPIO forum, former Ohio legislators urge continued focus on reducing infant mortality

Speaking last week at an online forum hosted by HPIO, two former legislators who worked to bring the problem of Ohio’s high infant mortality rate to the forefront urged the state to do more

July 28, 2023

Proposed state constitutional amendment on abortion access OK’d for November ballot

Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution, after officials said this week that enough signatures were gathered to get the proposal on the ballot

July 21, 2023

New state budget includes funding for affordable housing, one of the social drivers of health

Ohio's latest biennial budget, which was signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Mike DeWine, includes new affordable housing initiatives, including $100 million for a state tax credit program to help finance 4,000 rental units and tax credits

July 14, 2023

Ohio could add $79 billion annually to its economy by eliminating racial disparities, HPIO analysis

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio today released new analysis that found that if Ohio eliminated racial disparities, by 2050 the state could gain $79 billion in economic output each year, an increase of 10% over current gross state product.

July 14, 2023

EPA proposes tougher standards for lead in homes, childcare facilities

The Biden administration this week proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint dust in homes and childcare facilities built before 1978, an effort to eliminate exposure to lead that could require millions of property owner

July 07, 2023

CDC set to cut state funding for child vaccination programs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing funding to states for child vaccination programs, according to an agency email obtained by Kaiser Health News

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