Leaders discuss key strategies to increase payment parity in Virginia health care
Leaders from various health care silos discussed potential strategies to increase payment parity at Virginia Commonwealth University’s Virtual Colloquium Addressing Health Equity last week. A 2019 survey from the Virginia Center for Health Innovation found over 55% of surveyed adults in Virginia experienced health care affordability hardships in the last one to two years prior to the […]
Addictions and contradictions
Access to substance abuse treatment has expanded in Virginia, yet overdose deaths continue to rise By Tharon Giddens The impact of overdose deaths in the commonwealth is chronicled in reports from the Chief Medical Examiner’s Office of the Virginia Department of Health. A report updated in July projects another record year of overdose deaths in Virginia. First Quarter […]
Report: Virginia has significantly expanded access to treatment services through Medicaid
Participation in Virginia’s Addiction and Recovery Treatment Services benefit increased 79% between 2018 and 2019, according to a new report led by VCU researchers. (Getty Images) VCU researchers report a 79% increase in Virginia Medicaid members receiving services between 2018 and 2019 — a result of both Medicaid expansion and an increase in treatment services […]
Study: more Americans are receiving addiction treatment, but gaps persist
An analysis of 16.3 million Medicaid members aged 12 through 64 living in 11 states finds Black enrollees are less likely than white enrollees to be treated with medications for their opioid use disorder. (Getty Images) The largest analysis to date of opioid use disorder among Medicaid recipients finds Black enrollees are less likely than […]
