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March 9, 2022
Reducing Opioid Prescriptions Does Not Reduce Overdoses, but It Does Harm Low-Income Pain Patients
Cathren Cohen and Alexis Robles-Fradet Services, Uncategorized
As opioid overdose rates reach an all-time high in the United States, much of the public discussion is dominated by prescription opioids and the misdeeds of pharmaceutical companies. However, the reality of opioid use and overdose is more complicated, and these narratives put too much emphasis on reducing opioid…
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March 3, 2022
State Efforts to Deny Transgender Youth Gender-Affirming Care Hit Low-Income and At-Risk Youth the Hardest
Cathren Cohen, Abigail Coursolle, and Catherine McKee Services, Uncategorized
In 2021, legislators introduced a record number of bills attacking transgender individuals, with many of the bills specifically designed to deny transgender youth access to gender-affirming medical care.In April, Arkansas became the first state to ban gender-affirming services for transgender individuals under the age of 18. Transgender youth, their…
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February 8, 2022
States must ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to OTC products, including at-home Covid tests
Liz McCaman Taylor and Abigail Coursolle Build Back Better, Health Equity, Services
Over the last few days, millions of people have begun to receive four at-home Covid tests in the mail, as a result of the Biden Administration’s push to make Covid testing more readily available. In addition, the Administration has clarified that most private insurance plans must cover at least…
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February 3, 2022
Medicaid Mobile Crisis Services: A Compassionate Approach to Substance Use Disorders
Héctor Hernández-Delgado california, Health Equity, Medicaid Awareness Month, Services
As the U.S. continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, it is easy to forget that we are in the midst of another epidemic that has taken the lives of over 800,000 individuals since 1999. The drug overdose epidemic was responsible for 70,630 deaths in 2019 and preliminary data…
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January 31, 2022
Gender-Affirming Care for Youth is Still Good Health Care
Abigail Coursolle, Skyler Rosellini, and Cathren Cohen Health Equity, Services
Last year we wrote that “Laws should not serve as a weapon to criminalize and discriminate against our transgender and gender-expansive youth by preventing access to the health services they need. . . . Now is the time stand up for transgender and gender-expansive youth.” Unfortunately, legislators in…
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December 20, 2021
California‘s Delivery of Prescription Drugs to Medi-Cal Recipients Undergoes Major Change on January 1st
Abigail Coursolle california, Delivery System Reform, Health Equity, Services
California Governor Gavin Newsom’s first act after being sworn in as Governor in 2019 was to take aim at reducing the cost of prescription drugs for the state and improving Californian’s access to prescription medication. One component of the Governor’s plan was the change payment for and delivery of…
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Reducing Opioid Prescriptions Does Not Reduce Overdoses, but It Does Harm Low-Income Pain Patients

State Efforts to Deny Transgender Youth Gender-Affirming Care Hit Low-Income and At-Risk Youth the Hardest

States must ensure that Medicaid beneficiaries have access to OTC products, including at-home Covid tests

Medicaid Mobile Crisis Services: A Compassionate Approach to Substance Use Disorders

Gender-Affirming Care for Youth is Still Good Health Care

California‘s Delivery of Prescription Drugs to Medi-Cal Recipients Undergoes Major Change on January 1st