Friday, June 24, 2022 | The Latest Research, Commentary, And News From Health Affairs
Dear John,
Following today’s Supreme Court ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning Roe v. Wade, here are some recent Health Affairs content on different aspects of the law, and some implications of today’s decision.
Two studies from the April issue of Health Affairs journal:
The authors report that in 2019, 50 percent of Medicaid managed care enrollees in states with high overdose death rates had access to fewer than 1.9 buprenorphine prescribers per 100,000 population.
In low-overdose-death states, 50 percent of enrollees had fewer than 1.2 prescriber per 100,000 population. Overall, there were large variations in enrollees’ access to buprenorphine-prescribing primary care providers across states.
The authors indicate that participation in Medicaid managed care networks among buprenorphine prescribers increases the probability that an enrollee would be assigned to a buprenorphine-prescribing primary care provider.
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Today in Health Affairs
Forefront, Robert Hecht and Chris Collins argue that the recent proposal for a new global pandemic financing facility greatly understates the role that the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria should play in channeling preparedness resources quickly to low- and middle-income countries.
As part of Pride Month, listen to Health Affairs' Jessica Bylander and Kathleen Haddad discuss the White House's executive order on LGBTQI+ equality and its impact on health care.
In conjunction with the October issue of Health Affairs, which will focus on disability and health, the Narrative Matters section of Health Affairs is holding a poetry contest.
The contest is open until July 25. We are looking for well-crafted poems that touch on topics related to disability and health, by writers with lived experience of disability. (Note: This includes family members or caregivers of people with disabilities).
The winning poet will receive a $500 prize and publication in the October issue of Health Affairs.
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