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Effects of Long‐Term Exposure to the Earned Income Tax Credit on Work Disability in Later Life
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT This study investigates the impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) on work disability and Social Security Disability Insurance (DI) claims among Americans. Utilizing the Panel Study of Income Dynamics, we examine the effects of EITC exposure from birth to mid‐adulthood on work disability risk before retirement. Our analysis reveals that
Katie Jajtner +2 more
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The Role of Direct-Injury Government-Entity Lawsuits in the Opioid Litigation [PDF]
, 2018 The opioid epidemic has ravaged the United States, killing over 100 Americans every day and costing the nation upward of $90 billion a year. All branches and levels of the government have pursued measures to combat the epidemic and reduce its societal ...
Aliferov, Edgar
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Medicare Part D and Hospital Admissions due to Antimicrobial Resistance
Health Economics, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been increasing rapidly in the United States despite government efforts to contain its spread. Both under‐utilization and overuse of prescribed antimicrobials contribute to rising resistance. The introduction of Medicare Part D in 2006 expanded prescription drug coverage for the elderly, including coverage ...
Ricardo B. Ang III
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The Heroin Crisis Act: What You Need to Know about the New Law [PDF]
, 2015 The Heroin Crisis Act aims to address the heroin epidemic in Illinois through improved access to treatment and expanded overdose prevention activities.
Daniel Rabbitt
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Promoting Awareness of the Opioid Epidemic in Rural Vermont [PDF]
, 2017 Vermont is in the middle of an opioid epidemic. Heroin use fatalities are on the rise and the number of people in treatment for opioid use disorder in Rutland County has tripled in recent years.
Olson, Kathleen
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Addiction Science & Clinical PracticeBackground Deaths from opioid overdose have increased dramatically in the past decade. For individuals with opioid use disorder (OUD), agonist medications such as methadone and buprenorphine reduce opioid-related morbidity and mortality.
Melissa Davoust +10 more
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Starting a Prehospital Medication for Opioid Use Disorder Program
Prehospital and Disaster MedicineAbstractBackground:Over 2.7 million people have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Opioid-related deaths have steadily increased over the last decade. Although emergency department (ED)-based medication for OUD (MOUD) has been successful in initiating treatment for patients, there still is a need for improved access.
David C. Seaberg +9 more
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Local Responses to Limits on U.S. Public Health Authority During the COVID‐19 Emergency
The International Journal of Health Planning and Management, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Public health has become politicized in the U.S. Though research shows that limiting public health authority during emergency response puts community wellbeing and health outcomes at risk, during the COVID‐19 emergency (2020–2021), some U.S. state policymakers limited the disease‐preventing actions local public health agencies could take. This
Genevive R. Meredith +6 more
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Jail-based medication for opioid use disorder and patterns of reincarceration and acute care use after release: A sequence analysis [PDF]
, 2023 Sungwoo Lim +14 more
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