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. Read more
Health Care Management
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. Read more
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. Read more
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. Read more
Brexit Puts UK Health Care at Risk
New Report from Holly Jarman and Scott Greer
The future for the health sector in the United Kingdom is perilously uncertain, according to a report led by Holly Jarman and Scott Greer, professors of Health Management and Policy at Michigan Public Health. Read more
Patient Discrimination during a Health Care Encounter
New Research from Paige Nong
A new paper published this week in JAMA Network Open looks at patient experiences of discrimination in the US health system and found the types of discrimination a person could encounter in a health care setting varied, with the survey finding that 21% of non-institutionalized, English-speaking US adults have experienced discrimination while seeking medical care. Read more