October 31, 2025
Two federal judges ruled today (Oct. 31) that the Trump administration is required to use emergency funds to continue paying for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits (source: &ldq…
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October 17, 2025
HR 1, the federal reconciliation bill (sometimes referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act”) that passed Congress over the summer, includes a requirement that states impose cost shari…
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October 10, 2025
The percent of Ohioans with a credit report that includes medical debt dropped by nearly 40% from 2011 to 2022, although the percent remains higher than the U.S. overall, as illustrated above. The de…
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October 3, 2025
A recently released HPIO data snapshot provides a series of data graphics that illustrate the challenges Ohio immigrants face in accessing health care, The publication gives an overview of the demogr…
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September 26, 2025
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new quick, high-level policy explainer of potential Medicaid work requirements in Ohio. The publication details Medicaid work requirements recently …
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September 18, 2025
September is Suicide Prevention Month and data shows that suicide death rates have increased for all age groups since 2007, with Ohioans ages 25-64 remaining the most likely to die by suicide, as illu…
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September 12, 2025
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new data brief titled Healthcare Affordability Challenges for Working Ohioans that presents current data on the cost of basic needs for working Ohioa…
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September 5, 2025
As children in Ohio and across the country begin a new school year, data shows that while Ohio ranks 10thin the nation for fourth grade reading, just 35% of the state’s public-school students sc…
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August 29, 2025
Both children and adults in Ohio turn to emergency departments for preventable dental issues at far higher rates than the national average. In 2022, Ohio children on Medicaid were nearly twice as lik…
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August 22, 2025
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new fact sheet that outlines major federal and Ohio healthcare access and affordability policy changes.The document provides a high-level summary of …
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August 8, 2025
For many working Ohioans, the cost of basic necessities — such as housing, childcare, food, transportation and health care — is outpacing their income. A tool developed by United Way shows…
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August 1, 2025
Over the past decade, there have been major policy changes to improve access to care, including Ohio’s expansion of Medicaid eligibility in 2014, which contributed to Ohio’s uninsured rate…
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