A weekly news review by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio
July 28, 2023
Ohio voters will decide this fall whether the right to an abortion should be added to the state constitution, after officials said this week that enough signatures were gathered to get the proposal on the ballot
July 28, 2023
Private health insurance companies paid by Medicaid denied millions of requests for care for low-income Americans with little oversight from federal and state authorities, according to a new report by U.S. investigators published last week
July 21, 2023
New analysis from HPIO has found that in 2021, 88% of Ohio adults reported that all or most of the time during their childhood, they had an adult in their household who made them feel safe and protected
July 21, 2023
The United States has reached a milestone in the long struggle against COVID: The total number of Americans dying each day — from any cause — is no longer historically abnormal
July 21, 2023
Americans who live in neighborhoods with less socioeconomic advantage may have a higher risk of dementia, according to a new study
July 21, 2023
Ohio's latest biennial budget, which was signed into law earlier this month by Gov. Mike DeWine, includes new affordable housing initiatives, including $100 million for a state tax credit program to help finance 4,000 rental units and tax credits
July 14, 2023
A provision in the state budget signed into law last week by Gov. Mike DeWine makes Ohio the first state in the nation to require mental health training for high school coaches
July 14, 2023
More than a dozen states have considered or passed legislation to better define the community benefit provided by non-profit hospitals in exchange for tax breaks, to increase transparency about the benefits hospitals provide, or, in some cases, to se
July 14, 2023
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio today released new analysis that found that if Ohio eliminated racial disparities, by 2050 the state could gain $79 billion in economic output each year, an increase of 10% over current gross state product.
July 14, 2023
The Biden administration this week proposed to strengthen requirements for the removal of lead-based paint dust in homes and childcare facilities built before 1978, an effort to eliminate exposure to lead that could require millions of property owner
July 07, 2023
Amid the growing acceptance and legalization of cannabis use across the country, experts warn that the state-by-state patchwork of safety regulations could lead to potential risks
July 07, 2023
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is reducing funding to states for child vaccination programs, according to an agency email obtained by Kaiser Health News
