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April 2025 Molly Knowles, Aditi Vasan, Ziwei Pan, Judith A. Long, Shreya Kangovi,
Context: Community health worker (CHW) programs represent a key strategy for addressing social and structural drivers of health and have the… More
April 2025 Luke E. Barry, Sanjay Basu, May Wang, Roch A. Nianogo,
Context: Evidence suggests Medicaid expansion has improved cardiovascular disease (CVD) outcomes, especially among those of lower socioeconomic… More
April 2025 Brendan Saloner,
This Perspective examines the role of Medicaid in the innovation of substance use disorder (SUD) treatment. In 2023, an estimated 49 million Americans met criteria for an SUD and more than 100,000 people died of a drug overdose. Compared with the general population, people with SUD experience worse self-rated health, a higher burden of other chronic diseases, and more hospital care. More
