David B Joyce,Jeffrey W Swanson
David B Joyce
Policy Points Risk-based firearm removal laws are an effective policy tool to reduce firearm-related suicides. Unlike 21 other states with such laws, Maine's firearm removal statute applies only to persons who have been detained by law enfo...
From Disappointment to Predominance: Medicare Advantage's Ascendancy and Transformation of Medicare [0.03%]
从失望到主导：医疗保险优势模式的崛起及对医疗保险的重塑
Rick Mayes,Micah Johnson
Rick Mayes
Policy Points Since 2004, beneficiaries in government-administered traditional Medicare decreased by about 3 million (8%), whereas enrollment in Medicare Advantage (MA) plans run by private insurance companies increased by approximately 30 ...
Philip M Alberti
Philip M Alberti
Policy Points Despite the goal of "all communities thriving," health equity-focused scientists and advocates have inadvertently made it easier for those "opposed to equity" to falsely convince many White communities that health equity-promo...
State Public Coverage of Pregnant Undocumented Immigrants and Prenatal Insurance Uptake [0.03%]
各州无证孕妇公共保险覆盖率与孕前保险的采用情况
Meghan Bellerose,Linqing Zheng,Arielle Desir et al.
Meghan Bellerose et al.
Policy Points Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia offer public insurance to pregnant undocumented immigrants who are income eligible for Medicaid. We found that residing in a state with public coverage of pregnant undocumented i...
The Significance of Definitions in Determining the Level of Community Benefits for Nonprofit Hospitals [0.03%]
定义在确定非营利医院社区利益水平方面的作用的意义
Hossein Zare,Gerard Anderson
Hossein Zare
Policy Points Nonprofit hospitals should be required to provide adequate documentation that allows the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to evaluate whether their reported activities genuinely qualify as community benefits. To enhance the curr...
People Versus Product: Conditions for Success for Community Health Workers as Sustainable Members of the Public Health Workforce [0.03%]
人 vs. 产品：社区卫生工作者作为公共卫生劳动力的可持续成员的成功条件
John Billimek,Melina Michelen,Patricia J Cantero et al.
John Billimek et al.
Policy Points Community health workers (CHWs) recognize that health care and public health institutions and representatives value their roles, but these institutions are often unaware of the labor required to obtain the expertise that CHWs ...
Alcohol Problems and Policies: the States Have the Power, But Will They Use It? [0.03%]
酒精问题与政策：州拥有权力，但会使用它吗？
David H Jernigan
David H Jernigan
Policy Points After the repeal of National Prohibition in 1933, the federal government gave states the bulk of the regulatory power over alcohol. Although states used this power early on, particularly since the 1970s state action on alcohol...
Maximizing the Public Health Benefits of Opioid Settlements: Policy Recommendations for Equity, Sustainability, and Impact [0.03%]
最大化阿片类药物和解协议的公共健康利益：公平性、可持续性和影响性的政策建议
Brandon D L Marshall,Kristen Pendergrass,Sara Whaley
Brandon D L Marshall
Policy Points State and local governments are receiving over $50 billion in opioid settlement funds over 18 years to mitigate the harms from the opioid crisis. Lessons learned from the Tobacco Master Settlement of the 1990s can ensure that ...
Incarceration and Psychiatric Emergency Department Visits Among Black Americans [0.03%]
美国黑人的监禁与精神急诊就诊次数之间的关系
Abhery DAS,Michael Esposito,Tim A Bruckner et al.
Abhery DAS et al.
Policy Points The spillover effects of jail and prison incarceration extend to acute psychiatric emergencies in Black communities. State-level drug reform policies and policies that reduce labor market and housing discrimination for former ...
Corey Davis,Amy Lieberman,Czarina Behrends
Corey Davis
Policy Points There has been a pronounced shift from injecting to smoking drugs in the United States. This shift has the potential to reduce many health harms associated with illicit drug use. State laws are structural barriers to the provi...