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The Great American Recovery Needs More Than a Slogan
Administration expands OUD medication access while defunding SAMHSA and restricting harm reduction.
Travis Roppolo
Feb 86 min read
Congress Rejects HIV Cuts, But Flat Funding Won't End the Epidemic
FY2026 preserves HIV funding but level funding can't support long-acting therapeutics or growing needs.
Travis Roppolo
Feb 17 min read
War-Torn Ukraine Beats U.S. on Integrated Addiction Care
Ukraine's integrated addiction care model outperforms U.S. fragmented approach despite war devastation and resource constraints.
Travis Roppolo
Jul 6, 20257 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q2: April 2025
Q2 2025 Watch monitoring HCV and HIV treatment access through ADAPs, Medicaid, and federal assistance.
Travis Roppolo
Apr 23, 202528 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2025
Q1 2025 Watch: comprehensive update on HIV/HCV co-infection treatment access across federal and state programs.
Travis Roppolo
Jan 27, 202525 min read
New CDC Data Shows Progress on STI and Overdose Prevention
CDC progress data on STI and overdose prevention initiatives shows mixed results.
Travis Roppolo
Dec 1, 20246 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q2: April 2024
Q2 2024 Watch: Prior authorization rollbacks in Medicaid HCV programs; ADAP and assistance program coverage.
Ranier Simons
Apr 28, 202424 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2024
Q1 2024 Watch: Pandemic Medicaid protections ended; millions lost coverage; ADAP and veterans updates.
Ranier Simons
Jan 29, 202422 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q4: October 2023
Q4 2023 Watch: Bipartisan PEPFAR reauthorization push; ADAP coverage and Medicaid updates tracked.
Jen Laws
Oct 29, 202327 min read
Underprepared: Opioid Settlement Dollars are Coming
Opioid settlement funds risk misallocation; MAT gaps for minors and drug court issues identified.
Travis Roppolo
Sep 10, 20236 min read
DEA Appears Open to Tele-Script for Certain Controlled Substances
DEA signals openness to telemedicine prescribing of controlled substances, expanding MAT access.
Jen Laws
Aug 13, 20234 min read
Feds: "Harm Reduction Framework"
SAMHSA releases Harm Reduction Framework for federal substance use programming and community approaches.
Jen Laws
Jul 30, 20233 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q3: July 2023
Q3 2023 Watch: HIV disparities coverage; debt ceiling crisis impacts; Medicaid disenrollment trends tracked.
Jen Laws
Jul 25, 202327 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q2: April 2023
Q2 2023 Watch: Braidwood decision impacts PrEP coverage; ADAP coverage analysis and Medicaid program updates.
Jen Laws
Apr 23, 202326 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q1: January 2023
Q1 2023 Watch: Tennessee rejecting federal HIV funding; updates on ADAPs, Medicaid, veterans care, and harm reduction.
Jen Laws
Jan 29, 202327 min read
Xylazine: Advocates, Service Providers on High Alert
Xylazine contamination of drug supply demands harm reduction response including safe consumption sites.
Jen Laws
Jan 22, 20235 min read
Advancing Access Through Place Based Care
Place-based sexual health care in community venues advances HIV/HCV prevention and testing outreach.
Jen Laws
Dec 4, 20223 min read
Nevada Adds New Syringe Exchange Vending Machines, Building on Success
Nevada expands syringe vending machines with naloxone, fentanyl strips; anonymity critical for uptake.
Jen Laws
Nov 27, 20223 min read
HIV/HCV Co-Infection Watch Q4: October 2022
Q4 2022 Watch: HHS renewed opioid emergency; CANN launched monkeypox project; HEPLISAV-B hepatitis B vaccine covered.
Jen Laws
Oct 24, 202225 min read
National Monitoring Report Highlights Disruptions and Opportunities
Monitoring report documents HCV treatment access challenges across ADAP, Medicaid, and VA systems.
Jen Laws
Oct 16, 20223 min read
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