144. The Work Ahead: Unpacking HPIO's 2026 Health Value Dashboard

On episode 144, Dan talks with Hailey Akah and Brian O’Rourke of the Health Policy Institute of Ohio about the major findings in their 2026 Health Value Dashboard, a collection of tools and resources that compare Ohio’s performance to all other states on measures of population health, healthcare spending and the factors that influence health. Topics include the three key findings of the 2026 Dashboard, how we should interpret progress in these findings, and how these findings might play in the 2026 electoral year when candidates will be laying out their priorities for Ohio should they be elected.

The guests: Haley Akah is Vice President of Operations and Strategy at HPIO and Dr. Brian O’Rourke is a health policy analyst.

The host: Dan Skinner is Professor of Health Policy at Ohio University.

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