September 25, 2026
Graphic of the week: Voter participation ticks up in Ohio
U.S. Census data found that voter participation in Ohio increased by 4 percentage points from 2012 to 2024
September 25, 2026
Trump administration backs away from plan to tighten controls on NIH funding
The White House has backed away from a plan to issue an executive order that would subject billions of dollars in federal health and biomedical research spending to heightened political scrutiny
September 25, 2026
Some states using Rural Health Transformation funds to implement new technologies
Louisiana and a handful of other states set aside money from their share of the $50 billion federal Rural Health Transformation Program to quickly invest in new technologies, mirroring private industry moves
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 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 18, 2026
Report: Up to 2.3M young adults in U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage because of work requirements
New research from the Urban Institute finds that millions of young adults in the U.S. could lose Medicaid coverage when work reporting requirements are implemented next year
September 18, 2026
Nearly all physicians report growing problem of patient misinformation, survey finds
Health misinformation has become an increasingly common challenge for physicians nationwide, with nearly all doctors reporting they encountered patients influenced by false or inaccurate medical information during the past year
September 18, 2026
New HPIO explainer explores policy options to address rise in nicotine pouch use
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on updating Ohio’s tobacco policy to address nicotine pouch use.
September 18, 2026
Ohio officials announce delay on SNAP sugary beverages ban
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services announced earlier this month that it is delaying a ban on purchasing certain sugary drinks with Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits in Ohio.
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 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
