April 28, 2023
HPIO releases latest Health Value Dashboard
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released the latest edition of its biennial Health Value Dashboard, which found that Ohio ranks 44 on heath value compared to other states and D.C.
April 28, 2023
Feds pitch plan to improve Medicaid transparency, quality of care
The Biden administration on Thursday rolled out proposals to set national standards for care in Medicaid and children’s health care plans, amid upheaval for millions of Americans’ coverage in both programs
April 21, 2023
Graphic of the week
Five years after HPIO’s report A New Approach to Reduce Infant Mortality and Achieve Equity identified 127 policy recommendations in housing, transportation, education and employment to reduce infant mortality in Ohio, the majority of those policy op
April 21, 2023
Study: OD deaths among older adults quadrupled over past 20 years
Overdose fatalities among older Americans quadrupled over the past two decades, a new study found
April 21, 2023
Confidence in childhood vaccines dropped during COVID pandemic, UNICEF report finds
People all over the world lost confidence in the importance of routine childhood vaccines against killer diseases like measles and polio during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report from UNICEF
April 21, 2023
Air pollution improving overall in U.S., disproportionately impacting the West, people of color
About 1 in 4 people in the United States – more than 119 million residents – live with air pollution that can hurt their health and shorten their lives, according to a new report
April 14, 2023
HPIO releases education action guide to address Ohio’s infant mortality rate
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released an action guide that highlights policy options for improving education, one of the social drivers of infant mortality in Ohio.
April 14, 2023
CDC report finds STIs continued to rise in 2021
Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as syphilis, chlamydia and gonorrhea continued to rise in 2021, according to new data from the U.S. Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
April 14, 2023
Analysis of decades of research finds no health benefits to moderate drinking
A new analysis of more than 40 years of research has concluded that many of the studies that had found moderate drinking was better for most people’s health than not drinking at all were flawed and that the opposite is true
April 14, 2023
Graphic of the week
Policy changes made in Ohio over the last decade that have expanded access to care also reduced the gap between Black and white Ohioans who report going without care due to cost.
April 07, 2023
‘Social frailty’ comes with health risks similar to physical frailty, research finds
Researchers have found that older adults who are don’t have close relationships, can’t rely on others for help, aren’t active in community groups or religious organizations or live in neighborhoods that feel unsafe have less physiological strength
April 07, 2023
Fifth edition of HPIO's Health Value Dashboard to be released at forum on May 1, 2023
Join us on Monday, May 1, 2023, from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m., for the release of the fifth edition of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s biennial Health Value Dashboard.
