During the COVID-19 pandemic in the US, essential workers have provided health care, food, and other necessities, often incurring considerable risk. At the pandemic’s start, the federal government was in the process of tightening the “public charge” rule by adding nutrition and health benefits to the cash benefits that, if drawn, could subject immigrants to […]
With its Saving Lives, Improving Health grant program, RIZE Massachusetts funded four organizations to improve access to low-threshold, evidence-based treatment for populations at high risk for opioid overdose and death. Grantees included three community health centers and one community-based behavioral health care center. Grantees designed and implemented innovative programs to engage and retain vulnerable populations in OUD […]
New research from ICH, City University of New York, and Harvard Medical School suggests that immigrants may contribute more in premiums and taxes to the health care economy than they receive in health care services. See the brief in New American Economy here
Introduction: Marginalized populations have high overdose risk yet face barriers in accessing evidence-based OUD treatment, particularly medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD). This indicates a need for low-threshold, community-based models for engaging and retaining marginalized people in treatment. In 2018, RIZE Massachusetts Foundation awarded grants to Lynn Community Health Center, Brockton Neighborhood Health Center, and […]