Federal health policy impact on Ohio

Background

Recent federal health policy changes, including from HR 1, the federal reconciliation bill sometimes referred to as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” or the “Working Families Tax Cuts Act,” will impact services related to healthcare, housing, food access and more. For example. HR 1 restricts funding for health programs such as the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and state Medicaid programs. These changes will impact the many Ohioans and Ohio families who rely on these supports, particularly in context of growing cost of living and healthcare affordability pressures.

HPIO's Federal Health Policy Impact in Ohio project covers these policy changes in detail and describes how policymakers in the state will need to account for these developments as part of administering programs like Medicaid and SNAP, which can have significant impacts on the health of Ohioans and Ohio families in the future. 

Briefs in this series

• Changes to Medicaid financing in Ohio
• SNAP at a glance: Key changes from HR 1
• Rural Health Transformation Program funding in Ohio

Additional resources

• HPIO Project: Healthcare access and affordability in Ohio
  • Policy explainer: Medicaid work requirements
  • Policy explainer: Changes to the federal health insurance marketplace
  • Fact sheet: Major federal and Ohio healthcare access and affordability policy changes
• Health Provisions in the 2025 Federal Budget Reconciliation Law (KFF) 
• How are H.R. 1 Cuts and Changes to Medicaid and SNAP Playing out in 2026 State Legislative Sessions So Far? (Georgetown University Center for Children and Families)
• H.R. 1 Resources for States  (State Health and Value Strategies)

Funders

Support for this project was provided by HPIO’s core funders.