HPIO creates brief analytical pieces to rapidly respond to issues of interest to state policymakers. Below are recent graphics. Click any graphic below to view a larger version. HPIO encourages the use of its graphics in others’ presentations or reports, we just ask that you please cite the Health Policy Institute of Ohio as the source.
October 2, 2026
After hitting an all-time high in 2021, Ohio’s overdose death rate dropped 43% by 2024, as illustrated above. While Ohio’s overdose death rate is still higher than most other states, its …
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September 24, 2026
As the Oct. 5 voter registration deadline approaches ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm election, U.S. Census data found that voter participation in Ohio increased by 4 percentage points from 2012 to 2024, a…
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September 18, 2026
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on updating Ohio’s tobacco policy to address nicotine pouch use. Oral nicotine pouches are small, often flavored, dissolv…
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September 11, 2026
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, as ill…
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September 3, 2026
September is Suicide Prevention Month and data shows that suicide death rates vary widely across Ohio, with large differences between counties in the same region, as illustrated above. Preliminary da…
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August 28, 2026
Data included in a keynote presentation at HPIO’s 2026 Health Policy Summit shows that Ohioans across the political spectrum are overwhelmingly in favor of government action to lower healthcare …
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August 21, 2026
Data included in HPIO’s 2026 Health Value Dashboard shows that Ohio falls behind other states is its tobacco prevention funding. While adult smoking rates have decreased over the past 10 years, …
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August 14, 2026
A new federal rule on Medicaid work requirements released earlier this summer includes a provision allowing states a year of flexibility before fully implementing more stringent standards for medical …
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August 5, 2026
Federal data shows that most Ohio children enrolled in Medicaid do not receive blood lead screening tests required by the program, as illustrated above. All children enrolled in Medicaid are required…
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July 31, 2026
With federal work requirements set to go into effect in January, Ohio policymakers likely will be faced with a sharp increase in the state’s uninsured rate among Ohioans who have health challeng…
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July 24, 2026
Data included in HPIO’s 2026 Health Value Dashboard shows that while Ohio currently performs well on access to care overall, Ohio ranks near the bottom of states on preventive dental care for ch…
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July 17, 2026
Nearly three years after Ohio legalized recreational cannabis use, cannabis use is up 1.3 percentage points (about 120,000 people) and more than four in 10 Ohioans believe cannabis use poses no health…
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