2026 Health Value Dashboard: More policy attention needed on mental health in Ohio

2026 Health Value Dashboard: More policy attention needed on mental health in Ohio

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released the seventh edition of its Health Value Dashboard, which found that Ohio ranks 43 on heath value compared to other states and D.C. That means that Ohio…

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Rate of ED visits for suicide attempts higher among Ohio children with commercial insurance

Rate of ED visits for suicide attempts higher among Ohio children with commercial insurance

Data from a recent HPIO policy brief shows that the rate of emergency department visits for suicide attempts among children with commercial health insurance is higher than those with other types of co…

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State plan for supplemental SNAP funding to counties will create large per capita differences

State plan for supplemental SNAP funding to counties will create large per capita differences

The July 2025 federal reconciliation bill HR 1, sometimes called the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” cut Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program funding for Ohio by a total of about $38 mi…

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Potential Ohio impact of federal Medicaid financing changes

Potential Ohio impact of federal Medicaid financing changes

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on changes to Medicaid financing in Ohio. HR 1, the federal reconciliation bill sometimes referred to as the “One Big Bea…

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 2026 Health Value Dashboard data: ACEs drop in Ohio, disparities persist

2026 Health Value Dashboard data: ACEs drop in Ohio, disparities persist

Data from HPIO's upcoming 2026 Health Value Dashboard shows that Ohio's policy focus on child well-being in recent years has potentially contributed to the share of children who have experienced two o…

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Nearly one in eight Ohioans are currently enrolled in SNAP

Nearly one in eight Ohioans are currently enrolled in SNAP

Data included in HPIO’s recently released policy explainer SNAP at a Glance: Key Changes from HR 1 shows that nearly 1 in 8 Ohioans are currently enrolled in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistanc…

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SNAP enrollment county map

SNAP enrollment county map

HPIO has released a new policy explainer titled “SNAP at a Glance: Key Changes from HR 1.” The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) enables more than 1.4 million Ohioans to me…

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Kratom-involved overdose deaths in Ohio

Kratom-involved overdose deaths in Ohio

Recent data from RecoveryOhio shows that while less than 1% of all accidental drug overdose deaths in Ohio from 2019 to 2024 involved kratom, the number has increased by 180%, as illustrated above. K…

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Family member incarceration contributes to poor mental health among justice-involved youth

Family member incarceration contributes to poor mental health among justice-involved youth

Data included in HPIO’s recently released policy brief on the Connections between Youth Mental Health and the Juvenile Justice System shows that Ohio youth who are Black or Hispanic, from rural …

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Provider taxes (franchise fees) and Medicaid revenue

Provider taxes (franchise fees) and Medicaid revenue

The federal government has begun releasing guidance on the implementation of new restrictions to provider taxes that many states, including Ohio, use to generate revenue to pay for their Medicaid prog…

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Updated marketplace enrollment

Updated marketplace enrollment

Data released this week by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services shows that 469,616 Ohioans enrolled in Affordable Care Act (ACA) marketplace coverage in the open enrollment period that ended…

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Trouble accessing mental health care for Ohio children, by insurance type

Trouble accessing mental health care for Ohio children, by insurance type

Data used in HPIO’s recent policy brief on child mental health in Ohio shows that in 2022-2023, among Ohio children needing mental health treatment, 38% found it somewhat or very difficult to ac…

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