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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 million between next October and June 2027. This week, Gov. Mike DeWine signed legislation that includes $12.5 million to be distributed evenly among all 88 counties to offset these federal cuts to SNAP administrative funds (Source: “DeWine signs bill to help offset federal food-stamp cuts, but large counties left short,” Cleveland Plain Dealer, April 1).

Ohio’s decision to give equal shares of the supplemental administrative funding to all counties regardless of SNAP enrollment means larger counties will receive substantially less per SNAP household than smaller counties, as illustrated above.

The state’s funding approach, which is included in House Bill 730, also means 59 counties will have their federal cuts completely covered while 26 counties with more SNAP enrollment will get a maximum of $226,486, a small fraction of the funds lost due to federal cuts (Cuyahoga County’s share, for example, will replace just 3% of the federal money the county is expected to lose and Franklin County’s will cover about 4% of the loss).

Last week the Center for Community Solutions shared a table from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services with estimated federal funds reductions and estimated state supplemental payments for all 88 counties.

HPIO recently released a new policy explainer titled “SNAP at a Glance: Key Changes from HR 1” to outline many of the potential impacts of recent federal policy changes on the nutrition support program.

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 Beautiful Bill Act” or the “Working Families Tax Cuts Act,” includes provisions that will have major impacts on Medicaid financing in Ohio. These provisions affect provider taxes, as well as one of the ways that states increase payments to providers who treat patients with Medicaid coverage and invest in quality improvement efforts.

Data included in the explainer shows that Ohio could face an estimated annual loss of $2.1 billion in annual Medicaid funding with the elimination of Ohio’s health insuring corporation (HIC) franchise fee and an estimated loss of $733 million and $933 million per year from modifications to Ohio’s hospital franchise fee, as illustrated above.

While the exact impacts of these changes to financing are not yet fully known, they will reduce Medicaid funding in Ohio by billions of dollars. Ohio policymakers will need to make important decisions to mitigate these funding cuts. For example, the state can modify the HIC franchise fee to make it compliant with new requirements, preventing its elimination.

The policy explainer (and accompanying 4-page summary) provides more detail on Medicaid funding losses in HR 1 and outline potential state responses to these provisions.

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 or more adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) dropping over the past decade. But disparities based on income and other factors persist, as illustrated above.

The 2026 Health Value Dashboard, which will be released next month, measures Ohio's performance against other states across population health, healthcare spending and the broader factors that shape health.

The Dashboard's breadth makes it an essential resource for policymakers and stakeholders seeking a complete picture of Ohioans' health.

On April 29, the Institute will host a webinar, titled 2026 Health Value Dashboard: Using Data to Promote Policy Progress, where HPIO experts will walk through key findings, highlight trends across major health drivers and examine disparities for populations facing the greatest challenges. The session will also explore policy opportunities to improve health value across Ohio.

Insights from the Dashboard will be examined further at HPIO's 2026 Health Policy Summit — an action-oriented, day-long convening to be held in late Summer that will bring together state partners, national experts and local leaders.