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Opioid Litigation in the U.S.: The Implications for Communities and Systems
For years, individuals, families, communities, and systems impacted by the opioid epidemic have sought a deeper understanding of the root causes of the explosion of opioid use disorders and opioid-related overdose deaths in the U.S. Of the many influencing factors,...
Building a Stronger Addiction and Mental Health Infrastructure
“With passage of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 and the potential inclusion of significant increases in the $1.75 trillion social spending package, we are beginning to see a new day in addiction and mental health funding priorities,” said Sara Howe.
The Promise and the Challenges of Tele-Behavioral Health
Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, state and federal lawmakers established emergency, regulatory flexibilities – including eliminating requirements that patients have an established, pre-existing relationship with a provider, reimbursing telehealth at the same rates as...
David Smith: “Amita split puts two M&A targets back out into the field”
David noted that split will spark a new round of dealmaking. “Most of the bigger institutions are still trying to grow volume and scale within the city, but the pickings have become slim in recent years,” he said.
Doing The Same Things Over and Expecting Different Results…While The Numbers Keep Rising
New data presents the confounding problem in addressing the addiction epidemic in America: the top two reasons why the 948,000 people who thought they needed SUD treatment and did not get it were 1) no health coverage or could not afford cost of SUD treatment (19.1 percent), and 2) did not find a program that offered the kind of treatment that was wanted (14.4 percent).
Ways Communities and Health Care Systems Can Respond to the Substance Use Epidemic
Recent CDC data demonstrates that the nation’s substance use disorder (SUD) epidemic has continued unabated since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. Tym Rourke offers three areas of focus that could help strained community, safety net, and health care systems respond to both the current nature of the substance use epidemic and what it may become.