October 02, 2026
HRSA pilots 340B prescription drug rebate program
September 25, 2026
Ohio auditor’s report finds Medicaid spending on ineligible enrollees
Millions in Medicaid benefits were paid out for Ohioans who were ineligible for them, or even dead, according to a new interim report from the Ohio Auditor of State's Office
September 25, 2026
Hospitals express concern for HR 1 provider tax implementation plan
Hospitals are urging the Trump administration to implement Medicaid provider taxes as outlined in last year’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act “with the least possible disruption"
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
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 04, 2026
Employers brace for more health cost spikes in 2027
Healthcare spending isn’t just skyrocketing for U.S. companies. It’s also getting more difficult to predict, complicating efforts to keep cost growth in hand, according to new research
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
Stricter state oversight slows private equity activity in healthcare, report finds
New state oversight laws are slowing private equity’s push into healthcare, according to new data
August 28, 2026
Indiana only state to join federal program to offer GLP-1 drugs through Medicaid
President Donald Trump’s pledge to make new but pricey weight-loss drugs widely available for low-income Americans isn’t panning out as planned
August 14, 2026
DeWine orders increased oversight of addiction recovery houses
Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order Monday tightening state oversight of Ohio’s growing number of recovery houses, which are designed to provide a sober, supportive residence for Ohioans with addiction challenges
August 14, 2026
Federal court strikes down No Surprises Act payment formula
A federal appeals court this week struck down the methodology used to determine how much providers should be reimbursed in disputes over out-of-network bills under the No Surprises Act
