Q&A: Understanding cost and benefit for publicly funded health programs
Recent laws instituted in the United States substantially cut funding to many government programs, especially those related to health or social well-being. As a health economist, Dennis Scanlon, distinguished professor of health policy and administration at Penn State, studies the financial impact…
Researchers find social inequities tied to more severe COVID-19 symptoms
Social inequities like housing and access to health care put individuals from marginalized racial and ethnic groups with substance use disorders at greater risk for developing severe COVID-19 symptoms than white individuals with substance use disorders, according to researchers. The study findings…