A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
May 26, 2023
Hundreds of thousands of Americans with low incomes have lost Medicaid coverage in recent weeks as part of a sprawling unwinding of a pandemic-era policy that prohibited states from removing people from the program
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 19, 2023
A new study has found that the nation’s racial inequities have resulted in a staggering 1.63 million excess deaths among Black Americans over the past 22 years
May 19, 2023
The COVID-19 public health emergency ending has left Ohioans who are prescribed controlled substances in limbo
May 19, 2023
As stakeholders across the country mark Mental Health Awareness Month, HPIO’s recently released 2023 Health Value Dashboard found that one way health value in Ohio can be improved is by fostering mental well-being.
May 19, 2023
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. went up slightly last year after two big leaps during the pandemic, although experts say there may be some reason for optimism
May 12, 2023
New data shows that in the past two years, Ohio has had more women impacted by overall reductions in access to maternity care than any other state
May 12, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released the tenth edition of Ohio Medicaid Basics, a primer that provides an overview of the Medicaid program in Ohio.
May 12, 2023
U.S. adolescents made fewer weekly emergency department visits for mental health conditions in Fall 2022 compared to a year earlier, researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Thursday
May 12, 2023
The coronavirus-related public health emergency ended Thursday, meaning more Ohioans could face out-of-pocket expenses that had previously been covered by the federal government or insurers
April 28, 2023
More than 1 in 5 U.S. adults without access to a vehicle or public transportation missed or skipped a medical appointment in the previous year, according to a new national study
April 28, 2023
While the recent drop in life expectancy has been attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic and a spike in drug overdoses, some academic experts and activists said the trend also underscores the lasting health consequences of mass incarceration
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