Tag: Healthcare

Medicaid: The Backbone of Behavioral Health—And What Happens If We Break It

~ Jason Schwartz ~ 2 Comments

If you care about access to substance use disorder (SUD) and mental health treatment in America, you care about Medicaid—even if you don’t know it yet. Medicaid is the largest single payer for behavioral health services in the country, covering about 24% of all mental health and SUD treatment costs. It’s a lifeline for people … Continue reading Medicaid: The Backbone of Behavioral Health—And What Happens If We Break It

Eliminating Inequities for Black Mothers With Substance Use Disorder

~ Alexandra Plante ~ 2 Comments

Between 2010 and 2017, the U.S. saw a 131% increase in maternal opioid use disorder at delivery. There also was an 83% rise in cases of neonatal abstinence syndrome due to prenatal opioid exposure. Additionally, between 2016 and 2020, there was a 3.6% increase in prenatal substance exposure, including alcohol, with significant variation across states. The rising rates of … Continue reading Eliminating Inequities for Black Mothers With Substance Use Disorder

Macro Level Moral Injury Within the SUD Care System – Our Unaddressed Imperative

~ billstaufferpa ~ 4 Comments

Authors note - I first wrote on this topic in Recovery Review in 2021. It was also picked up by Treatment Magazine. Since then, overall overdose mortality rates have decreased slightly which is being reported quite broadly despite the fact that they are dramatically increasing in African American communities. Alcohol death rates have increased at … Continue reading Macro Level Moral Injury Within the SUD Care System – Our Unaddressed Imperative