August 1, 2025
Uninsured trend from 2010 to 2022
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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July 25, 2025
Medicaid/Medicare most common sources of health coverage
Next Wednesday, July 30, is the 60th anniversary of the Social Security Act of 1965, legislation signed by President Lyndon B. Johnson that created Medicare and Medicaid. Data included in HPIO’…
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July 18, 2025
Screen time among Ohio youth
The Health Policy Institute of Ohio has released a new brief titled “Factors Contributing to Child and Youth Mental Health Struggles.” The brief is the second in a series of four planned H…
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July 11, 2025
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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June 27, 2025
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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June 20, 2025
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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June 13, 2025
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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June 6, 2025
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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May 30, 2025
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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May 22, 2025
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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May 15, 2025
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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May 9, 2025
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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