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Achieving Universal Coverage

States Have New Options to Improve the Health of People Leaving Jails and Prisons

Blog / Apr 25, 2023

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Improving Health Care Quality

Overdose Deaths Declined but Remained Near Record Levels During the First Nine Months of 2022 as States Cope with Synthetic Opioids

Blog / Mar 13, 2023

Allie Hunter, cofounder and president of Addiction Response Resources, in Roxbury, Mass., on Sept. 14, 2021. Funds from opioid settlements can be used to support various strategies for addressing opioid use disorder, including efforts for prevention; programs that distribute naloxone, clean syringes, and other harm-reduction tools; and recovery programs. Photo: Jessica Rinaldi/Boston Globe via Getty Images

Improving Health Care Quality

Building Comprehensive Responses to the Opioid Crisis

Publication / Jan 31, 2023

Stephanie Robtoy, who suffered from addiction to prescription opioids for a decade, with her daughter in St. Albans, Vermont.

Improving Health Care Quality

Changing the Way Opioid Addiction Treatment Is Delivered Could Reduce Death and Suffering

Blog / Oct 24, 2022

Doctor talking to senior female patient in a home visit

Improving Health Care Quality

Expert Consensus on the Impact of COVID-Response Medicare Policies on Mental Health, Substance Use Care, and Costs

Issue Briefs / Oct 19, 2022

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Improving Health Care Quality

Integrating Primary Care and Behavioral Health to Address the Behavioral Health Crisis

Explainer / Sep 15, 2022

Inmate waits to be seen by a doctor

Improving Health Care Quality

States Push for Innovative Ways to Improve Health Outcomes for Justice-Involved Individuals

Blog / Sep 13, 2022

Geneva Cooley, 72, learns how to use the internet and sets up a gmail account with the help of re-entry coordinator Donna Collins at the Aid to Inmate Mothers house two days after getting released from a life sentence without parole.

Improving Health Care Quality

Providing Health Care at Reentry Is a Critical Step in Criminal Justice Reform

Blog / Sep 09, 2022

Man holds narcan with cane

Improving Health Care Quality

Behavioral Health Care in the United States: How It Works and Where It Falls Short

Explainer / Sep 07, 2022

Improving Health Care Quality

Too Many Lives Lost: Comparing Overdose Mortality Rates and Policy Solutions Across High-Income Countries

Blog / May 19, 2022

Stuart Malcolm (L), a doctor with the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic, puts on a mask before speaking with homeless people in front of a boarded-up shop.

Advancing Health Equity

Expanding Access to Equitable Behavioral Health Services

Blog / May 12, 2022

Syringes and vials of naloxone

Improving Health Care Quality

Overdose Deaths Surged in the First Half of 2021, Underscoring Urgent Need for Action

Blog / Feb 07, 2022

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