Posted on 01/24/23 by Guest Writer in Health & Health Equity
By David Beach Medical expenses are a leading cause of debt and bankruptcy in the U.S. It is also a uniquely unjust category of debt because usually it is not the result of people’s voluntary choices. A nonprofit organization, RIP Medical Debt (RIP), has developed a way to buy unpaid medical debts for pennies on the dollar and retire those debts for people with low and moderate incomes. Cities across the country are now using federal COVID relief funds and other sources to work with RIP and eliminate hundreds of millions of dollars in medical debt for their residents. [image:1] How medical debt relief... read more
Posted on 01/17/23 by Guillermo Bervejillo (he/him) in Revenue & Budget
Inflation adjustment for Ohio budget advocates Budget season is nigh! Within weeks, Gov. DeWine will propose his two-year Executive Budget to the Ohio House of Representatives. It’s his opportunity to affirm his commitment to the diverse... read more
Posted on 11/29/22 by Ben Stein (he/him) in Democracy & Government
[image:2] Simply by comparing our organizations’ names, a person could imagine major differences between the work of Policy Matters Ohio and that of the InterReligious Task Force on Central America and Colombia (IRTF). And yet, we... read more
Posted on 10/18/22 by Bree Easterling (they/them) in Justice Reform
When we call for help, we want assurance that whoever arrives on the scene will make the situation better, not worse. How law enforcement responds to emergency calls has made public safety a priority in... read more
Posted on 10/06/22 by Amanda Woodrum (she/her) in Clean Energy + Green Jobs
Recommendations for Ohio’s new Appalachian Community Grant Program Over the past century, the Appalachia region of Ohio helped fuel the prosperity of the nation. I mean that literally. Natural resources from the Ohio River Valley states... read more
Posted on 10/03/22 by Will Petrik (he/him) in Health & Health Equity
[image:2] Today, many public health experts and advocates are tackling the “social determinants of health” in response to a growing body of research that show how a person’s environment, housing, family life, race and income all... read more
Posted on 09/21/22 by Tanisha Pruitt (she/her) in Education & Training
Cynthia Peeples believes that every child in Ohio, regardless of how they look, identify or where they live, deserves a quality education that doesn’t shy away from the hard truths about our history, and teaches... read more
Posted on 08/30/22 by Tanisha Pruitt (she/her) in Education & Training
Educators and students are returning to Columbus City Schools (CCS) this week with renewed spirits and a new sense of hope that they will get the building conditions and support that they need and deserve. It’s... read more
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