Health Policy Institute of Ohio

What Health Policy Institute of Ohio does

Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) is a private nonprofit health policy research organization founded in 2003 and headquartered at 140 E. Town Street, Suite 1000, Columbus, Ohio. Its mission is to advance evidence-informed policies that improve health, achieve equity, and lead to sustainable healthcare spending in Ohio. HPIO produces a portfolio of nonpartisan research products organized around ten focus areas including Health Value, Health Equity, Children & Infants, Healthcare Spending, Medicaid, Mental Health and Substance Use, Older Adults, Social Drivers of Health, and Public Health and Prevention.

HPIO's core product is the Health Value Dashboard™, a biennial composite measurement tool first released December 16, 2014, that ranks Ohio's population health outcomes and healthcare spending performance against all other U.S. states across seven domain profiles (population health, healthcare costs, access, healthcare system, public health and prevention, social and economic environment, and physical environment). Surrounding this flagship tool, HPIO publishes recurring policy briefs, fact sheets, and resource pages on topics such as Social Drivers of Infant Mortality (127 original recommendations in 2017, distilled to 12 goals and 44 key recommendations in the 2023 follow-up), Connections Between Racism and Health, ACA/Medicaid expansion analysis, and the Addiction Evidence Project. Supporting products include an Equity Resource Page, curated resource pages on the ACA and ACEs, downloadable data graphics, and a "Facts & Figures" series. All products are published as free PDF downloads on the HPIO website.

HPIO operates a hybrid nonprofit revenue model combining (1) foundation grants from core funders including the Harmony Project (child mental health), Gund Foundation, Interact for Health, Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation (a $487,500 grant in December 2021), and the Community Foundation of the Mahoning Valley ($10,000 in July 2025); (2) government contracts — most notably a flagship engagement with the Ohio Department of Health to facilitate the State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP); and (3) fee-based professional services offered under "Work With Us" in Assessment & Planning, Program & Policy Evaluation, Policy Research & Analysis, and Convenings & Trainings. Distribution is single-state (Ohio) and relies on owned media (website, Mailchimp newsletter, LinkedIn), in-person and Zoom-based stakeholder convenings, and direct engagement with Ohio state and local policymakers, state agencies, foundations, and community-based organizations.

Name

Health Policy Institute of Ohio

Legal name

Health Policy Institute of Ohio

Website

https://healthpolicyohio.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Health Policy Institute of Ohio is a nonprofit health policy research organization in Columbus that produces the biennial Health Value Dashboard™ and policy briefs on equity, Medicaid, and population health for Ohio state agencies, policymakers, foundations, and community organizations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Foundation grants and core funder support: HPIO's work is funded by core funders (including the Harmony Project, which specifically funds the child and youth mental health policy brief series). This represents recurring grant funding for specific projects and ongoing operations.
2. Government and contract services (Assessment & Planning, Program & Policy Evaluation, Policy Research & Analysis, Convenings & trainings): HPIO offers fee-based services in Assessment and Planning, Program and Policy Evaluation, Policy Research and Analysis, and Convenings and Trainings. The 'Work With Us' section indicates these are sold as professional consulting services.
3. Government contracts (e.g., Ohio Department of Health SHA/SHIP facilitation): Ohio Department of Health commissioned HPIO to facilitate development of Ohio's State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP), and to host regional community forums on ODH's behalf in October 2018.
4. Research partnership funding (e.g., Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study): Multi-funder research partnership with the Gund Foundation, Interact for Health (formerly the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati), and the Mt. Sinai Health Care Foundation supporting the Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study in partnership with Ohio State University, Regional Economic Models Inc., and the Urban Institute.

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) is a nonprofit health policy research organization that produces objective, nonpartisan, evidence-informed research and analysis on Ohio's health outcomes, healthcare spending, and health equity. Its flagship product is the biennial Health Value Dashboard, a first-of-its-kind composite state-ranking tool that compares Ohio's population health and healthcare spending performance against all other states, supplemented by policy briefs, fact sheets, data graphics, resource pages, and fee-based consulting and convening services.

Product overview

The Health Policy Institute of Ohio (HPIO) offers an integrated portfolio of nonpartisan, evidence-based health policy research products and resources organized around its focus areas. Its flagship product is the biennial Health Value Dashboard, which compares Ohio's population health and healthcare spending performance against all other states and is the foundation for companion products such as the Health Value Dashboard Equity Profiles and the state rankings maps. Surrounding this core tool, HPIO publishes recurring research publications and policy briefs addressing specific topics — including the Social Drivers of Infant Mortality series (with its 2017 report and 2023 Recommendations for Action and Accountability in Ohio follow-up), the Moving Towards Equity / Taking Action to Eliminate Racism and Advance Equity briefs, and the Ohio COVID-19 Disparities by Race data brief — together with companion resource pages (Equity Resource Page, Action Steps to Eliminate Racism and Advance Equity, Understanding the Affordable Care Act) that aggregate related datasets, toolkits and references. The work is delivered through stakeholder convenings organized by advisory groups (Equity Advisory Group, Health Value Dashboard Advisory Group, Child Mental Health Advisory Group, HRSN Workgroup) and made publicly available as downloadable PDFs, data graphics and presentation materials on the HPIO website.

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Brands

• Health Value Dashboard™: A biennial tool that compares Ohio's performance to all other states on measures of population health, healthcare spending and the factors that influence health (composite measure of population health outcomes and healthcare spending).

Products and services

• Health Value Dashboard A biennial state-ranking tool that compares Ohio's performance to all other states on measures of population health, healthcare spending, and the factors that influence health, producing a composite 'health value' rank with domain profiles and equity profiles.
• Social Drivers of Infant Mortality report series A research initiative on the social drivers of infant mortality in Ohio, including the 2017 SDOIM report and 2023 five-year follow-up, addressing housing, transportation, education, and employment policy options.
• Taking action to eliminate racism and advance equity Policy brief presenting a definition of racism, research summary, and an Action Steps framework adapted from the Four Levels of Racism Framework for individuals, private organizations, and state/local government.
• Moving towards equity: Closing Ohio's Health Gaps

Quantifiable outcome

• Ohio ranked 47 out of 50 states and the District of Columbia on health value in HPIO's 2021 Health Value Dashboard
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.

• Ohio Department of HealthflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio Department of Health commissioned HPIO to facilitate development of Ohio's State Health Assessment (SHA) and State Health Improvement Plan (SHIP). HPIO hosted a series of regional community forums in October 2018 on ODH's behalf to inform the 2019 SHA, and produced the 2019 State Health Assessment Regional Forum Findings report.
• Ohio State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOhio State University was a research partner with HPIO on the Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study, alongside Regional Economic Models, Inc. and the Urban Institute.
• Regional Economic Models, Inc.coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional Economic Models, Inc. was a research partner with HPIO on the Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study, alongside Ohio State University and the Urban Institute.
• Urban InstitutecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerThe Urban Institute was a research partner with HPIO on the Ohio Medicaid Expansion Study, alongside Ohio State University and Regional Economic Models, Inc.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP): A nonprofit, nonpartisan organization that works across all U.S. states to advance state health policy. NASHP is the closest direct peer to HPIO in model and mission, providing state-level policy research, convening, and technical assistance — operating at multi-state scale that HPIO currently lacks.
• Milbank Memorial Fund: A nonprofit foundation that publishes evidence-based health policy research and state-level performance rankings. Milbank's state health population health rankings and policy briefs are directly comparable to HPIO's Health Value Dashboard in concept and audience (state policymakers).
• State Health and Value Strategies (SHVS): A program of Princeton University's Robert Wood Johnson Foundation that supports state health officials in advancing equitable, affordable healthcare. SHVS serves the same state-policymaker audience as HPIO with comparable technical assistance and policy briefs on Medicaid, equity, and healthcare spending.
• Altarum: A nonprofit health systems research and consulting organization that delivers policy analysis, program evaluation, and state-level health research. Altarum's combination of research publications and paid consulting services closely mirrors HPIO's dual model.
• Center for Health Care Strategies (CHCS): A nonprofit policy center that works with state Medicaid agencies and health stakeholders on healthcare delivery and equity. CHCS's HRSN and Medicaid-focused work directly parallels HPIO's HRSN Workgroup and Medicaid policy resources.

Broad incumbents

• KFF (Kaiser Family Foundation): A major national nonprofit health policy research organization that produces widely cited policy analysis, state-level data, and polling. KFF's state health facts and policy analysis are analogous to HPIO's Health Value Dashboard but at much larger national scale.
• Commonwealth Fund: A national foundation that supports independent health policy research with a focus on health system performance and equity. Comparable to HPIO's mission on advancing evidence-informed health policy, though operating at a national scope and significantly larger scale.
• Health Affairs (Project HOPE): A leading peer-reviewed health policy journal and policy analysis organization published by Project HOPE. Health Affairs produces state-of-the-art policy research that informs the same policymaker audience HPIO serves, though at a national scope with a much larger research operation.

Emerging players

• Center for American Progress (Health Division): A public policy research and advocacy organization with a dedicated health policy division addressing healthcare access, equity, and Medicaid. Comparable in producing policy briefs on health equity, though operating from a federal/national advocacy lens rather than state-specific research.

Others

• Manatt Health: A health policy consulting practice within Manatt, Phelps & Phillips that advises state agencies, foundations, and health systems on Medicaid, health equity, and policy strategy. Comparable to HPIO's 'Work With Us' consulting services for government and foundation clients.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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