@IncubatorGHAI's Overdose Prevention Initiative. Driving policy, partnerships, and prevention to end #overdose deaths through evidence, equity, and compassion.
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Your pizza has a tracker. Federal #overdose policy deserves one, too.
Our new tracker brings federal actions, deadlines and implications for treatment, harm reduction and funding into one place.
Download the tracker and explore other policy resources at advocacyincubator.org/progra…
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Discover how SAMHSA’s grants, programs and resources are working to prevent and end homelessness—including among individuals living with mental health or substance use challenges. samhsa.gov/homelessness-prog… #HomelessnessAwarenessMonth
With Medicaid work reporting rules set for Jan. 1, Sens. Warnock and Luján are urging Congress to delay implementation by 2 years to prevent eligible people from losing coverage. @PunchbowlNews
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Cold-weather plans can't stop at a warm bed.
Drug-related causes accounted for 40% of deaths among New Yorkers experiencing homelessness in FY2025.
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You can't administer naloxone that isn't there.
Starting Jan. 1, California employers requiring CPR certification must also pay for naloxone training. But the law doesn't require workplaces to stock it.
Will access keep pace with training?
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Substance-related ER visits rose 4x faster among Ontario mothers under 25 than among women their age without children.
Are we making addiction treatment accessible to young parents juggling childcare, housing insecurity and mental health needs? medscape.com/viewarticle/sub…
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CMS finalized broad Medicare payment reforms that cut baseline physician reimbursement while expanding incentives for primary care, accountable care and prevention. It's also moving ahead with a controversial ban on RPM vendors but delayed it for two years
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Before a crisis-care pilot opens, it’s worth asking who will pay to keep it running.
If a community builds a service people come to rely on, what is the plan for the first patient who needs it after the grant ends?
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When a rural community gets funding for crisis transportation, one question worth following: What happens when the ride ends?
Reaching a facility, starting treatment and leaving with follow-up care are different milestones. Which ones will the program track?
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How much information should someone have to share about their #addiction treatment to keep their health coverage?
As states design #Medicaid exemption processes, the details matter: enough information to verify eligibility without exposing more of someone’s treatment history.
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If someone is exempt from #Medicaid work requirements because they’re in addiction treatment, who makes sure the system knows?
As states explain the new rules, that detail deserves attention. It could determine whether someone has to prove an exemption while trying to keep care.
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A missed Medicaid notice shouldn't mean a missed dose of addiction treatment.
New Mexico's statewide information sessions on federal benefit changes start today.
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New study: 1 in 50 patients discharged from the ED after stimulant toxicity died within a year. Two-thirds of deaths were overdoses; over half involved opioids.
EDs should offer naloxone and a path to follow-up care after stimulant-related visits, too.
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November is National #HomelessnessAwarenessMonth. SAMHSA is committed to addressing the needs of individuals, including youth, and families with mental or substance use disorders who are homeless. samhsa.gov/homelessness-prog…
ALT National Homelessness Awareness Month in November, featuring a stylized house outline above the text, set against a backdrop of autumn trees and birds flying in a sunset sky. Below is the web address samhsa.gov/homelessness-programs-resources.
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The FDA should create an expedited pathway for clinical tests targeting emerging drug threats, write Dr. Shravani Durbhakula and Jeremy Kourvelas.
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Yesterday, NC launched the first phase of their state-operated Youth Development Centers (YDCs), specifically offering reentry care management, including screening and diagnostic services 30 days before release (or no later than one week after release).
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Care that supports recovery should not depend on proving how sick someone still is.
@AmerMedicalAssn and other physician groups are challenging added barriers to Medicaid work exemptions.
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GHAI’s @ActionForOD just turned five! From helping end federal buprenorphine patient caps to defending treatment funding, we have a lot to celebrate and more to do.
Here’s to our partners, our progress and what comes next: advocacyincubator.org/news/2…
New York is expanding addiction treatment. Protecting those gains means keeping people covered.
As new Medicaid rules take effect, exemptions must be easy to verify so paperwork doesn’t interrupt treatment.
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Who responds to a mental health or substance use crisis depends in part on what states fund. Medicaid can pay for mobile teams, crisis transport and stabilization. @pewtrusts
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She was in recovery, working full time and raising her children. Twice, her housing voucher expired before an apartment became available.
Sustaining recovery takes housing families can actually access.
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