May 12, 2023
Ohio hit hardest by shrinking access to maternity care, study finds
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
CDC: Teen mental health ED visits drop, behavioral health remains public health concern
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
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 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
Study: More than 1 in 5 adults with limited transit access forgo needed health care
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
Experts draw link between incarceration rates and lower life expectancy in U.S.
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
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
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
