March 27, 2026
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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March 20, 2026
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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March 13, 2026
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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February 27, 2026
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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February 20, 2026
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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February 12, 2026
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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February 6, 2026
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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January 30, 2026
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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January 22, 2026
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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January 16, 2026
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy brief on the connections between youth mental health and the juvenile justice system. The brief outlines the root causes of mental health…
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January 9, 2026
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new policy explainer on Rural Health Transformation Program funding in Ohio. On Dec. 29, 2025, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services announ…
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December 9, 2025
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new brief titled “Access to Mental Health Care for Ohio Children and Youth.” The brief is the third in HPIO’s Ohio Child Mental He…
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