During the COVID-19 pandemic, there was slower growth in the number of new waivers authorizing clinicians to provide buprenorphine treatment for opioid use disorder. However, treatment capacity grew...
Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Laurie Hailer, Caryl Gay, Matthew Tierney, Laura A. Schmidt, Bethany Phoenix, and Susan A. Chapman
In October of 2021, California mandated commercial insurance coverage of screening for adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in addition to ACEs screening already covered for the Medi-Cal enrollees....
Author(s): Riti Shimkhada, Jacqueline Miller, Elizabeth Magnan, Marykate Miller, Janet Coffman, and Garen Corbett
Buprenorphine is a life-saving medication for people with opioid use disorder (OUD). U.S. federal law allows advanced practice clinicians (APCs), such as nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician...
Author(s): Barbara Andraka-Christou, Adam Gordon, Joanne Spetz, Rachel Totaram, Matthew Golan, Olivia Randall-Kosich, Jordan Harrison, Spencer Calder, Stefan Kertesz, and Bradley Stein
There are few educational programs in the United States that have a primary focus on preparing nurses to engage in all levels of public health, health policy, and climate change. The United Nations...
Author(s): Orlando Harris , Stella Bialous, Ulrike Muench, Susan Chapman, and Carol Dawson-Rose
In her 2020 book Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents, Isabel Wilkerson argues that a caste system not only exists in the US, but also operates as a hidden force affecting social inequality. In this...
Author(s): Cristin Kearns, George Taylor, Snehlata Oberoi, and Elizabeth Mertz
In 1970, health care constituted 7% of gross domestic product, but now represents nearly 20%. Conversely, in 1970, manufacturing accounted for 24% of the economy and now represents 11%. Health care...
Author(s): Grant Martsolf, Brendan Case, and Joanne Spetz
The COVID-19 pandemic worsened the opioid overdose crisis. Buprenorphine management for opioid use disorder (OUD) reduces overdose risk and can be offered in office-based settings or via telehealth....
Author(s): Joanne Spetz, Laurie Hailer, Caryl Gay, Matthew Tierney, Laura Schmidt, Bethany Phoenix, and Susan Chapman
The COVID-19 pandemic resulted in unprecedented adoption and implementation of virtual primary care services, and little is known about whether and how virtual care services will be provided after...
Author(s): Taressa Fraze, Laura Beidler, Emilia De Marchis, Laura Gottlieb and Michael Potter
Source: The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine
The California Improvement Network (CIN) is focused on effectively integrating equity into health care improvement projects. Informed by its Racial Health Equity Workgroup and developed in...
Primary care practices are responding to calls to incorporate patients' social risk factors, such as housing, food, and economic insecurity, into clinical care. Healthcare likely relies on the...
Author(s): Laura Beidler, Na'amah Razon, Hannah Lang, and Taressa Fraze
