Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: A Matter of Life or Death

10/23/2025 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Even with recent decreases overall in overdose-related deaths, racial disparities persist with Black patients having the highest overdose-related deaths than any other racial group. Post-overdose pres

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: A Matter of Life or Death

10/23/2025 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Even with recent decreases overall in overdose-related deaths, racial disparities persist with Black patients having the highest overdose-related deaths than any other racial group. Post-overdose pres

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Administration & Operations , Social EM

Health Policy Journal Club: Dancing On My Own

7/21/2025 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD , Rachel Solnick, MD

Efforts to minimize "unnecessary" emergency department visits may be misdirected. A review of insurance claims - including Medicaid - found that many patients, particularly from lower socioeconomic st

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Care Administration

A Tale of Two Prescriptions

12/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Opioid overdose deaths continue to trend upward. Multiple efforts have attempted to address this epidemic, including naloxone access. Is anything making an impact on drug use disorder deaths?

Health Policy Journal Club , Health Policy , Health Equity , Health Care Administration , Social EM

BIGGER IS BETTER

8/6/2022 Nicholas S. Imperato , Vidya Eswaran, MD

Studies are showing that Medicaid expansion - and its resulting increased access to primary care - could help alleviate emergency department crowding and ensure the department is able to focus on pati