A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
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 16, 2023
The government’s top addiction scientists and key public health officials are calling for more research on maximizing the potential use of fentanyl test strips
June 09, 2023
Gun deaths in the U.S. reached a record high in 2021, with an average of one person dying every 11 minutes each day — a total of nearly 49,000 deaths from gun violence throughout the year, according to a new study
June 09, 2023
New analysis of parent opinions on vaccines shows a shift in attitudes about school mandates, but not vaccine safety
June 09, 2023
Even the highest-performing hospitals see racial health disparities in adverse patient safety events, according to a new report
June 09, 2023
With wildfire smoke from Canada causing air quality warnings in many states, data from HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard shows that Ohio was already lagging behind most other states on metrics related to outdoor air pollution
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.
June 02, 2023
HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard includes, for the first time, an equity profile for LGBTQ+ Ohioans.
June 02, 2023
New analysis by NPR has found that at least 1 in 5 people living in the 644 mostly Southern counties designated by the CDC as ‘the diabetes belt” have medical debt in collections
June 02, 2023
The number of Ohioans who died by suicide increased in 2021, according to new data from the Ohio Department of Health
May 26, 2023
Social media can profoundly harm the mental health of youth, particularly adolescent girls, the U.S. Surgeon General warned in an advisory on Tuesday
May 26, 2023
About 20 states have considered bills this year that would make free school meals permanent, building on a federal program to fund universal free meals during the COVID pandemic
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