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Tuesday, February 2, 2021
TODAY ON THE BLOG
COVID-19

To Improve COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution, Engage Behavioral Health Providers
By Jonathan D. Brown

As states refine their plans to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they should engage behavioral health providers to develop strategies to reach the populations they serve. Read More >>
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IN THE JOURNAL

OPIOID USE DISORDER

Admission Practices And Cost Of Care For Opioid Use Disorder At Residential Addiction Treatment Programs In The US
By Tamara Beetham, Brendan Saloner, Marema Gaye, Sarah E. Wakeman, Richard G. Frank, and Michael Lawrence Barnett

Tamara Beetham and coauthors audited 368 residential addiction treatment programs in the US. They find that 65 percent of for-profit programs use one or more aggressive recruitment techniques compared with only 9 percent of nonprofit programs. Read More >>

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Auditing The Admission Practices For Opioid Use Disorder Treatment

Listen to Health Affairs Editor-in-Chief Alan Weil interview Tamara Beetham, a PhD student in the Department of Health Policy and Management at Yale School of Medicine, on the admission practices and costs of care for opioid use disorder at US rehab facilities.

Listen here.
A Health Podyssey

ELEVATING VOICES: Black History Month

 Alexander Bryan and coauthors published a blog post last year on the health disparities made more visible and exacerbated by COVID-19. Using the "Five Whys" technique, they aim to elevate conversations around minority health equity beyond superficial explanations.
 
 
 
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