Treatment Barrier Falls, but More Remain for People with Opioid Issues
New Research from Thuy Nguyen
Policy shift could improve access to buprenorphine for opioid use disorder, but stigma and training still pose significant challenge.
Health Care
Even Small Bills for Health Insurance May Cause Healthy Low-Income People To Drop Coverage
New research from Betsy Cliff, Richard Hirth, and John Ayanian
Twenty dollars a month might not seem like a lot to pay for health insurance. But for people getting by on $15,000 a year, it’s enough to make some drop their coverage – especially if they’re healthy, a new study of Medicaid expansion participants in Michigan finds.
How Countries on Five Continents Responded to the Pandemic, Helping Shape Future of Health Policy
Michigan Public Health professors Scott Greer and Elizabeth King and colleagues in Brazil analyzed early government responses from 34 countries on five continents to the emerging COVID-19 pandemic and how those decisions impacted their citizens’ health and lives.
Michigan Behavioral Health Providers Support Virtual Care Post-Pandemic, Report Finds
New report from Angela Beck
Recommendations could help inform long-term policy decisions regarding the use of telehealth for behavioral health services.
Understanding COVID-19 "Long Haulers" and Long-Term Effects of the Virus
Melissa Creary quoted on Michigan Radio
Assistant professor of Health Management and Policy Melissa Creary discusses discrimination among patients in the US health care system.
Do-It-Yourself Contact Tracing Is A 'Last Resort'
Angela Beck featured on NPR
Angela Beck, clinical assistant professor of Health Behavior and Health Education, shares the importance of effective contact tracing and how the recent increase in COVID-19 cases has strained contact tracing work for health departments.