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Promoting and protecting the public’s health: recommendations for a new Administration and Congress, 2025

Big Cities Health Coalition

The Big Cities Health Coalition (BCHC), representing the leaders of health departments serving nearly 61 million Americans, calls on the incoming Administration and Congress to enhance support for local public health systems.

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Telehealth is falling short among Medicaid recipients, study says

Association of Health Care Journalists

While telehealth is expanding access to substance use disorder treatment in rural areas, a new study suggests that it’s failing to adequately serve Medicaid beneficiaries, as they are less likely than the privately insured to access substance use disorder treatment.

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What journalists should know about race-based prescribing

Association of Health Care Journalists

Several prescription medications bear FDA-approved, race-specific labels that suggest certain racial or ethnic groups should receive lower doses or may be at greater risk of side effects. Prevalent implicit bias in health care can create racial differences in rates of prescriptions to treat pain or substance use disorders.