Data snapshot
Medicaid and home- and community-based services in Ohio
This data snapshot provides an overview of Ohio Medicaid spending on home- and community-based services, which have been a specific area of focus in recent legislative discussions
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Addressing social determinants of health through Medicaid:
Lessons for Ohio from other states
This report highlights findings from three states that have covered housing and nutrition services through Medicaid.
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2026 Health Value Dashboard
HPIO’s seventh edition of the Health Value Dashboard, a tool to track Ohio’s progress toward improved health value.
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Policy explainer: Federal health policy impact on Ohio
Changes to Medicaid financing in Ohio
HR 1, the federal reconciliation bill, includes provisions that will have major impacts on Medicaid financing in Ohio. Policymakers will need to make important decisions to mitigate funding cuts.
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Policy explainer: Federal health policy impact on Ohio
SNAP at a glance: Key changes from HR 1
HR 1 made substantial changes to SNAP that will affect eligibility for the program, as well as how Ohio and other states administer it.
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Connections between youth mental health and the juvenile justice system
This brief outlines the root causes of mental health challenges for youth at risk for justice involvement and includes nine policy options that state policymakers can implement
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Policy explainer: Federal health policy impact on Ohio
Rural Health Transformation Program funding in Ohio
On Dec. 29, 2025, CMS announced total first-year Rural Health Transformation Program awards. According to HPIO’s analysis, Ohio was awarded the 46th-most funding per rural resident.
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Ohio Child Mental Health Project
Access to mental health care for Ohio children and youth
Many Ohio children and youth are struggling with mental health conditions and families have experienced barriers to accessing treatment. This paper focuses on access to services across levels of care.
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Policy explainer
Changes to the federal health insurance marketplace
A 4-page policy explainer on recent changes to the ACA health insurance marketplace and the potential impacts on the nearly 600,000 Ohioans who get their health coverage there.
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Healthcare access and affordability in Ohio series
Medicaid Work Requirements in Ohio
This policy explainer details Medicaid work requirements recently established by federal law and how they compare to work requirements in a 1115 waiver proposal submitted by Ohio policymakers
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