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A Comprehensive Approach to the Opioid Crisis in Caldwell County, North Carolina [Social determinants and vulnerable populations]

Annals of Family Medicine

County governments are struggling to manage the opioid crisis. The homeless population has tripled with over half of this population suffering from untreated drug addiction and mental health issues. County budgets are strained as a result. Through a funded grant.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 5: Management of the child with mental health problems who is boarded in the ED

PEMBlog

We are in the midst of a staggering mental health crisis. Thousands of children and adolescents spend days at time in Emergency Departments waiting for definitive mental health disposition. Government. Leyenaar; Pediatric Mental Health Boarding. McEnany, Olutosin Ojugbele, Julie R. McLaren, JoAnna K.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Key Health Policy Updates

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

This bill received bipartisan support and was passed to the Senate State and Local Government Committee. The committee adopted the author’s amendment for SF 1402 , which changed the funding for a General Fund appropriation to an MCO (managed care organization) assessment on health plan companies. See the bill summary for SF 509.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 3: Pharmacologic management of agitated children

PEMBlog

When we think of managing agitated patients we think of medicines – but that shouldn’t be our first option. This podcast episode hosted by Brad Sobolewski ( @PEMTweets ) and co-authored by Dennis Ren ( @DennisRenMD ) is all about age-appropriate pharmacologic management strategies for agitated children. Government. 2017.05.002.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 4: Safe prehospital transport of the agitated child

PEMBlog

Alice Kuo and Ilene Claudius Podcast EIIC: Safe Control of the Agitated Patient Webinar Series with Dr. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award (U07MC37471) totaling $3M with 0 percent financed with nongovernmental sources. Government.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Hearings and Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE Patient-Centered Care Program ( SF 1059 ): Proposal: The bill proposes removing managed care from MA by having the Department of Human Services (DHS) make direct payments to providers. Supporters Say: This will improve care coordination.

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MN Legislative Session 2025: Updates on Health Care Bills

Minnesota Academy of Family Physicians

SENATE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES (HHS) COMMITTEE On Tuesday, March 18, 2025, the Senate HHS Committee heard a series of health care bills: S.F. 2322 ( Senator Wiklund ) establishes the Minnesota Health Care Workforce Advisory Council. Most committee remarks centered on the need to address workforce shortages in health care.