Advocates for Evidence-Based Health Policy Speakers
Category: Access to Care
Disease Doesn’t Discriminate. America Does. Why COVID-19 is Killing Black People.
With the pandemic throwing the differential experience of Black people in terms of health and health care into sharp relief, the issue may achieve the critical mass of attention necessary to investigate and address some of the deep-seated disparities in a meaningful way. Continue Reading …
Until Medicaid Arrived, No Where Else To Turn
Medicaid expansion has led to various discussions about its impact on emergency department (ED) utilization. Previous research has mainly focused on the numbers surrounding ED utilization as it relates to Medicaid expansion. The results from these studies have been mixed Continue Reading …
“Recovery is Hard. Regret is Harder.”
Opioid use disorder (OUD) in pregnant women increased by over 300% in the last 20 years, corresponding with the 5-fold increase in neonatal abstinence syndrome during the same period. Medicaid, the largest payer of both behavioral health and pregnancy related Continue Reading …
Emergency Docs, Advocate for Medicaid!
Emergency physicians should be fierce advocates for Medicaid expansion Continue Reading …
Is There Systemic Racism in EMS?
There are clear disparities in prehospital medicine across communities Continue Reading …