Medicaid, Healthcare Access and Coverage
HPIO research and analysis addresses how access to care is necessary for improving overall health.
Improving the Value of Healthcare Spending
The goal of high-value healthcare spending is to manage overall expenditure growth, reduce unnecessary spending and ensure access to affordable, high-quality care.
Healthcare costs are rising, leaving Ohioans with less room in their budgets and increasing financial pressure on businesses.
High healthcare spending puts pressure on Ohio families and leads to cascading negative effects due to destabilization in health insurance coverage and worsened population health outcomes. Rising costs also strain health systems, leading to, for example, reduced services or closed hospitals in rural areas.
Over the next several years, Ohio’s policymakers will face rising cost-of-living concerns that impact their constituents and increase pressure on the state budget, including those caused by federal healthcare policy changes that will reduce funding for state health programs.
HPIO’s work related to improving the value of healthcare spending
Value of Healthcare Spending
HPIO research and analysis informs policymakers on options to manage overall expenditure growth, reduce unnecessary spending and ensure access to affordable, high-quality care.
