Medicaid funding reduction after HR1

Medicaid funding reduction after HR1

The federal spending package that was signed into law last week will lead to a $37 billion reduction in federal Medicaid funds in Ohio over the next decade, KFF analysis projects. Using estimates fro…

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A supportive community can prevent harm for LGBTQ+ youth

A supportive community can prevent harm for LGBTQ+ youth

As celebrations for Pride Month conclude, national data shows that living in accepting communities can prevent harm for LGBTQ+ young people. In Ohio, gay, lesbian and bisexual youth are nearly 3 time…

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Uninsured, MH treatment effects of Medicaid expansion elimination

Uninsured, MH treatment effects of Medicaid expansion elimination

As the Ohio General Assembly continues negotiations in conference committee, a provision remains in the state’s biennial budget plan that would eliminate Medicaid expansion if the federal govern…

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Medicaid Study: Uninsured increase in 2026

Medicaid Study: Uninsured increase in 2026

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has completed a comprehensive, data-driven study to describe how the expansion of Medicaid in Ohio in 2014 impacted coverage, access and affordability and to estima…

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Medicaid expansion economic impact

Medicaid expansion economic impact

New analysis commissioned by the Health Policy Institute of Ohio projects that if Medicaid expansion is eliminated, growth in Ohio’s economy (i.e., the state’s gross domestic product) woul…

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Medicaid expansion study: Budget impact

Medicaid expansion study: Budget impact

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy brief that describes how the potential elimination of Medicaid expansion may impact Ohio’s state budget. Click here to see the repo…

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Ohio children less likely to be uninsured than children in non-expansion states

Ohio children less likely to be uninsured than children in non-expansion states

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy brief that describes the role of Medicaid expansion in improving the health and well-being of parents, caregivers and their children. Cli…

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MH treatment by insurance type (Expansion study)

MH treatment by insurance type (Expansion study)

Data included in recent analysis from the Health Policy Institute of Ohio shows that mental health treatment rates for people with serious mental illness are higher for Medicaid-enrolled adults compar…

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Cannabis excise tax revenue allocations

Cannabis excise tax revenue allocations

Cannabis use among Ohio teens was relatively low in 2021, with Ohio ranking 10thbest in HPIO’s 2024 Health Value Dashboard. However, the Dashboard found that “with the recent legalization…

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Federal BH spending via Medicaid Expansion

Federal BH spending via Medicaid Expansion

HPIO has posted a revised version of its recent policy brief on the impact of Medicaid expansion on mental health and substance use treatment access.After HPIO released the brief, the Ohio Department …

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Sources of insurance (Medicaid Basics 2025)

Sources of insurance (Medicaid Basics 2025)

Data included in HPIO’s “Ohio Medicaid Basics 2025” shows that most Ohioans have employer sponsored health coverage, as illustrated above. Many Ohioans who have low incomes enroll i…

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Ohio alcohol-involved deaths nearly double

Ohio alcohol-involved deaths nearly double

April is Alcohol Awareness Month and data shows that alcohol-involved deaths have nearly doubled in Ohio over the past decade, as illustrated above. Alcohol use is influenced by many factors, includi…

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