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Health Policy News

A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio

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 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

August 28, 2026

Graphic of the week: Ohioans across political spectrum support policies to slow healthcare cost grow

Data included in a keynote presentation at HPIO’s 2026 Health Policy Summit shows that Ohioans across the political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favor of government action to lower healthcare costs

August 28, 2026

Study: SNAP restrictions lead to 12% drop in soda purchases but raise stigma concerns

A federal effort aimed at discouraging Americans on food stamps from using the government nutritional aid to buy soda is having an impact, a new study shows

July 24, 2026

Graphic of the week: Ohio lags in preventive oral healthcare for kids

July 24, 2026

Study: National death rate drops, mostly from decreases among younger age groups

July 24, 2026

SNAP enrollment plummets in Arizona, a potential harbinger for Ohio, other states

July 17, 2026

1 in 4 young adults don’t have a primary care provider, survey finds

July 10, 2026

Medicaid ‘food as medicine’ program improves health, reduces costs, study finds

June 26, 2026

Federal judge blocks SNAP sugary beverage ban

June 26, 2026

Analysis: Recent federal health policy changes will cost Ohio 51k jobs, $5.3 billion by 2029

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