Medical debt hit 1 in 4 Americans and 1 in 5 Ohioans last year, even the insured, study shows
A bipartisan Ohio bill capping medical debt interest at 3% faces a December deadline, as researchers warn Medicaid cuts could deepen the crisis.
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Ohio’s Kroger gets $3 million ‘MAHA’ grant. Critics call it taxpayer-funded marketing.
Kroger's own data subsidiary, which already sells customer surveillance data for billions in profit, will grade the federal program's success.
Cost of employer-sponsored health insurance plans rises again, nonpartisan survey finds
KFF found workers paid 16% more for individual coverage in 2026, with deductibles doubling since 2011 even as IVF and GLP-1 coverage varies by company size.
Urban, rural hospitals closing at similar rates, study finds
Harvard researchers found 432 hospitals closed since 2010, mostly for-profit or safety-net facilities serving high-poverty counties with limited transportation.
Sherrod Brown explains his proposals to lower costs for Ohioans
The former Democratic Ohio senator is challenging current Republican Sen. Jon Husted in the Nov. 3 election.
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Democrats more trusted on healthcare costs, survey shows
KFF poll finds 63% of Democrats feel more motivated to vote than in past elections, versus 38% of Republicans, ahead of November midterms.
Kratom, 7-OH laws diverge amid the spread of potent synthetic products
Poison center reports jumped nearly 1,200% since 2015, and 36 states introduced regulations this session after two Ole Miss students died with synthetic kratom nearby.
How is Ohio doing amid safety-net cuts? Trump hasn’t released the data
Advocates say the Census Bureau's delayed poverty data and USDA's scrapped food-insecurity survey mask fallout from SNAP and ACA cuts that hit Ohio hardest.
69% of Ohioans struggle to afford at least one basic need, new report says
Families are finding it difficult to pay for food, housing, healthcare, and childcare, the Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality analysis says.
Ohio’s work to lower infant mortality rate shows progress, but certain communities still struggle
Black infants in Ohio die at more than double the rate of white infants, as state funding for maternal programs shrinks and a paid leave bill stalls in committee.
Ohio gets a failing mark on sex education policy from national group
Ohio's teen birth rate tops the national average as lawmakers push abstinence-focused mandates like the success sequence law and Baby Olivia bill.
Doctors and hospitals to see lower Medicaid payments in three dozen states
A 2025 federal law forces 15 states, including Michigan, to cut Medicaid payments up to 25% by 2028, which researchers say could shrink patient access.
Medical groups, patients sue Trump administration over Medicaid work requirements
Enrollees with cancer, HIV and mental illness argue a June rule narrows medical frailty exemptions, burdening cities that cover the uninsured.
Rural women who got C-sections more likely to be prescribed opioids at home, study finds
The Truveta analysis of 540,000 C-sections found in-hospital pain care was similar nationwide, but rural discharge prescribing gaps raise questions about post-birth addiction risk.
Ohio Chamber sues healthcare giant, accusing it of deceit, misinformation
The lawsuit comes a year after the Chamber sided with UnitedHealth against pharmacy-backed legislation targeting drug-middleman practices in Ohio.
Max Miller ad misrepresents Poindexter’s positions on taxes, health care
Poindexter's actual record shows support for modest local levies funding libraries and a hospital now facing Medicaid cuts Miller backed in Congress.
New data highlights declining Affordable Care Act enrollment in Ohio
Protect Our Care released reports on declining enrollment in insurance through ACA marketplaces after premium subsidies expired at the end of last year.
How did Amy Acton handle Ohio’s early days of COVID? Just like Texas
A review of state health orders shows Ohio moved on schools, bars and masks around the same time as Texas and Florida, undercutting Ramaswamy's campaign attacks on Acton.
Republican cuts will decimate caregiving in America, report says
Caregivers who tend to the elderly, the very young and the disabled in many cases are severely underpaid.
States are left to fill the gap without federal paid leave law
Only 14 states have laws mandating paid family leave programs.
