A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
September 22, 2023
U.S. employers are bracing for the largest increase in health insurance costs in a decade next year, according to forecasts from healthcare consultants, but workers may be somewhat spared this time around in a tight labor market
September 22, 2023
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 22, 2023
September is National Hispanic Heritage Month, and analysis from HPIO’s 2023 Health Value Dashboard has found that the uninsured rate for Hispanic Ohioans is 2.5 times worse than for white Ohioans
September 22, 2023
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
September 15, 2023
The poverty rate in the U.S. has risen dramatically in the year since pandemic benefits ran out — and the child poverty rate has more than doubled, according to U.S. Census Bureau's annual data on poverty, income and health insurance released Tuesday
September 15, 2023
The number of prescription opioid pain pills shipped in the United States plummeted nearly 45% between 2011 and 2019, new federal data shows, even as fatal overdoses rose to record levels as users increasingly used heroin, and then illegal fentanyl
September 15, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio is hosting a webinar from 1 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 19 to discuss strategies to prevent adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in Ohio through building skills and strengthening connections to caring adult
September 15, 2023
Earlier this summer, public health nonprofit the Truth Initiative released a new report on “Tobacco Nation,” the 12 contiguous states (including Ohio) that have smoking rates that are 50% higher than the national average.
September 08, 2023
The nation’s most thinly staffed nursing homes would be required to hire more workers under new rules proposed last week by the Biden administration, the greatest change to federal nursing home regulations in three decades
September 08, 2023
HPIO’s work is made possible through the generous support of organizations from throughout Ohio.
September 08, 2023
September is National Suicide Prevention Month and new data analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio found that mental health challenges increased for high school students in Ohio during the COVID-19 pandemic
September 08, 2023
Heat-related illness and deaths in the U.S. are on the rise, and an increase in drug use and homelessness is a significant part of the problem, according to public health officials and data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
