From farmers to families to manufacturing, Trump has broken every promise to help everyday Ohioans
In the 2024 presidential election, over 55% of Ohioans voted for a twice impeached convicted felon whose conspiracy to steal…
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Trump cuts leave Ohio with 5 ACA navigators for 88 counties
Ohio went from 50 ACA navigators to 5 after the Trump administration slashed funding 90%. With pandemic-era subsidies expired, marketplace enrollment dropped 20% — the second-largest decline in the nation.
9 Ohio hospitals at risk of closing under Medicaid cuts, report finds
A Public Citizen report identifies 9 Ohio hospitals at heightened risk of closing or cutting services due to $911 billion in Medicaid cuts enacted by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, including facilities in Coshocton, Lorain, Conneaut, and Xenia.
As many as 356,000 Ohioans will lose health coverage under Trump spending law, new reports says
A new Urban Institute report projects that Medicaid work requirements in the Republican One Big Beautiful Bill Act could strip health coverage from up to 356,000 Ohioans — on top of 113,000 who have already lost coverage after ACA tax credits expired.
CVS accused of overbilling feds $600M in scheme similar to one in Ohio
A federal audit found CVS's pharmacy middleman overbilled a program covering 9 million federal employees by $615 million over four years — echoing similar findings from Ohio's own 2018 investigation.
Report: As food cuts phase in, Ohioans will die prematurely
New work requirements under Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill are projected to cause at least 900 premature deaths in Ohio by 2040 — rising to 23,000 if Ohio abandons SNAP entirely under a nearly $400 million cost burden the law imposes on states.
Poll: Amy Acton leads Vivek Ramaswamy by 10 points in Ohio governor's race
A new poll commissioned by the Ohio Environment Council finds Democrat Amy Acton leading Republican Vivek Ramaswamy 53% to 43% among likely November 2026 voters, with Ramaswamy underperforming among his own party.
Trump is coming to Ohio to tout his drug program. Is there anything new about it?
Donald Trump plans a Cincinnati visit to promote TrumpRx, a prescription drug discount program critics say mostly repackages existing pharmaceutical coupons.
New report shows Ramaswamy’s tax plan would cause deep cuts and higher taxes for Ohio families
A new Innovation Ohio policy report finds that Vivek Ramaswamy's proposal to eliminate Ohio's income tax would create a $9.8 billion budget shortfall, gutting school funding, Medicaid, and local services while raising taxes on most Ohioans.
State Medicaid budgets will decline by $665 billion under new federal law, report finds
A RAND analysis finds federal Medicaid cuts under Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” could reduce state Medicaid budgets by $665 billion and leave 7.6 million fewer people insured by 2034.
Taxpayer dollars flood pregnancy centers. Oversight hasn’t followed.
A nationwide investigation finds nearly $491 million in taxpayer funding for crisis pregnancy centers since 2022, raising concerns about oversight, patient safety and access to maternal health care.
Trump’s cuts to Medicaid threaten services that help disabled people live at home
An Iowa family’s fight over Medicaid cuts highlights growing concerns that reduced federal funding could threaten in-home care services for people with disabilities nationwide.
States try ‘public option’ Obamacare plans to reduce coverage costs
Nevada joins Washington and Colorado in launching a public option health plan, as states experiment with ways to lower premiums amid rising costs and expiring federal subsidies.
Amid drastic Medicaid cuts, Ohio Department of Health director lays out rural program funding plans
Ohio health officials outlined plans for a $202 million rural health award as $33 billion in projected Medicaid cuts threaten rural hospitals, maternity care, and long-term stability.
Increased mental health demands extend to Ohio medical professionals
Ohio faces rising mental health demand and provider shortages, while health systems expand support for nurses and doctors amid burnout and Medicaid cuts.
Report: Ramaswamy tax plan would gut Ohio schools, Medicaid
A new Innovation Ohio report warns that Vivek Ramaswamy's proposal to eliminate Ohio's personal income tax would create a $9.8 billion annual budget shortfall, threatening public school funding, Medicaid coverage for 3 million Ohioans, and forcing higher property or sales taxes on working families.
Luxury travel, 5-star resorts, and corporate money: Inside Gary Click's campaign finance records
Gary Click built his political brand on being a pastor, a servant-leader, a man of the people. His campaign finance records tell a different story — one that runs from a AAA Five Diamond Arizona resort to a Christian nationalist compound in Texas to hotel stays his own filings called "Non legislative," charged to donors and never paid back.
Ohio Republican U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno has claimed the ACA didn’t save money. But is that true?
As ACA subsidies expire, Sen. Bernie Moreno blames Obamacare for rising costs. Data show slower medical inflation but growing coverage losses in Ohio and nationwide.
Advocacy group says more than 113,000 Ohioans are now going without Affordable Care Act coverage
More than 113,000 Ohioans have left the ACA Marketplace after tax credits expired, raising concerns about rising costs, delayed care and long-term health impacts statewide.
Ohio Democratic governor candidate Amy Acton makes pitch for addressing health care costs
Ohio governor candidate Amy Acton warns rising health care costs are pushing families to drop coverage and criticizes Vivek Ramaswamy’s past comments on Medicaid and Medicare.
