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.
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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.
Millions of Americans, including Ohioans, don’t get SNAP even though they’re eligible
New analysis shows millions of eligible Americans, including Ohioans, already miss out on SNAP benefits as a Trump-era spending law delivers the deepest cuts in the program’s history.
Ohio Department of Medicaid has yet to pay nursing homes up to $1 billion after court ruling
Four months after the Ohio Supreme Court ordered the state to pay nursing homes up to $1 billion in underpaid Medicaid funds, facilities have received nothing and may face tax bills on money they haven't been paid.
Youth mental health barriers still prevalent in Ohio, studies show
Ohio children struggle to access mental health care as 75 of 88 counties face provider shortages. New data shows 250 youth suicides in 2023, prompting legislative action through House Bill 7 to expand early childhood mental health services.
After health subsidies expire, marketplace enrollment takes a big dip in Ohio
Ohio marketplace enrollment fell more than 20% after Congress let ACA subsidies expire, raising concerns about rising uninsured rates and hospital strain statewide.
Child care sector in Ohio continues push to save, and boost, funding
Ohio and national child care advocates are pressing federal leaders to restore frozen funds, protect child care investments, and stabilize a system already strained by high costs, worker shortages, and growing family hardship.
Husted took thousands from company that paid Ohio $88 million to settle Medicaid fraud allegations
Ohio Sen. Jon Husted took tens of thousands from Centene after a major Medicaid fraud settlement while voting against ACA subsidies for Ohioans, drawing criticism from government watchdogs.
Federal funds for rural health on the way to Ohio, but not enough to offset cuts, advocates say
Ohio will receive $202 million to address rural health care access and hospital closures, but lawmakers and advocates warn the funding won’t offset deep Medicaid cuts.
