Daniel Schwartz

Behavioral Health Policy | Person in Recovery | Ice Cream Connoisseur

[HHS_ASPE @HHS_ASPE]

On International Overdose Awareness Day, ASPE is releasing “Emergency Dept Interventions for Opioid Use Disorder.” Report highlights key opportunities to initiate OUD treatment in EDs, which is critical to prevent overdose deaths. https://t.co/gYrKQJA30E

[Assistant Secretary for Health @HHS_ASH]

Working Together to Combat the Overdose Crisis
Canada & the U.S. published a white paper, Substance Use and Harms During COVID-19 and Approaches to Federal Surveillance & Response. Glad to work with @CPHO_Canada on this critical #publichealth issue. https://t.co/4fTdctEJpN

[Assistant Sec. for Mental Health & Substance Use @SAMHSA_Leader]

On #RecoveryDay, I want to thank front-line responders for your work in preventing the devastating loss too often caused by overdose.
Every overdose reversed is an opportunity for recovery, and you play a crucial role in ensuring that people have that chance.

[Secretary Xavier Becerra @SecBecerra]

Mental health and substance use challenges are top of mind as I meet with local leaders nationwide. @POTUS Strategy delivers on the promise to build back better – and healthier, with a focus on saving lives.

[Stephen Murray, MPH, NRP @stephenHRNRP]

Its heartwarming to go to a small town in rural Massachusetts, present to their Board of Health, and they unanimously vote to allow mobile syringe services in their town. One board member lost brother to overdose. Thanks for a tiny glimmer of hope. #HarmReduction

[Secretary Xavier Becerra @SecBecerra]

On this International #TransDayofVisibility, I say to our transgender communities: we see you, we stand with you, and we will be there for you. For the first time in history, the transgender flag is flying in front of a federal agency, @HHSGov’s Hubert Humphrey building.

[John Oliver @iamjohnoliver]

Here's our piece from last night on drug overdoses and harm reduction...https://t.co/bVSUWnwLXN

[MACPAC @macpacgov]

If your love language is #Medicaid, we have #HealthPolicyValentines for you!

[ADAW @ADAWnews]

In current issue: California, first state to use reasonable fees for contingency management via Medicaid waiver (also first state to use Medicaid waiver for CM) 🏆

[CMSGov @CMSGov]

Through the American Rescue Plan, CMS is now offering states a new option to support #Medicaid community-based mobile crisis intervention services, providing immediate access to behavioral health professionals for someone in crisis. https://t.co/vAc2zzVoN3

[APStylebook @APStylebook]

In writing about addiction, avoid describing sobriety as "clean" unless in direct quotations, since it implies a previous state of dirtiness instead of disease.

[HHS_ASPE @HHS_ASPE]

New ASPE brief: “Network Adequacy for Behavioral Health: Existing Standards and Considerations for Designing Standards” - explores challenges with #networkadequacy for behavioral health: https://t.co/ZTfs4Vqduq

[HHS_ASPE @HHS_ASPE]

@HHSGov New ASPE Issue Brief: HHS #Overdose Prevention Strategy. Describes HHS’s reinvigorated efforts to strengthen #prevention and #treatment, plus it’s more recent commitment to robust harm reduction & recovery support services. https://t.co/7UAiRV2105

[HHS @HHSGov]

More than 93K people in America lost their lives to drug overdose in 2020. Preventing overdose deaths is one of our top priorities. This new strategy prioritizes four key target areas:
✔️ Primary prevention
✔️ Harm reduction
✔️ Evidence-based treatment
✔️ Recovery support

[Tom Coderre @tomcoderre]

Today at 10am @SecBecerra will announce new federal overdose prevention strategy in Baltimore. The press conference will be live streamed here: https://t.co/i697eXbEdc.

[Esther Choo, MD MPH @choo_ek]

The deep suspicion of upstream prevention measures but wide-eyed embrace of any downstream treatment, literally any, is what gets me.

[ONDCP @ONDCP]

NEWS: Today, @POTUS issued a Presidential Proclamation recognizing next week as #OverdoseAwarenessWeek – a time to honor the lives lost to the overdose epidemic and recommit to preventing overdoses and supporting individuals with substance use disorder. https://t.co/bqDHMEbZ7O

[Abby Abrams @abbyabrams]

A new @HHSGov report out today shows that health insurance coverage for people with disabilities increased from 71% to 81% since Obamacare was passed.

Disabled people are still less likely to have insurance but ACA + Medicaid expansion have helped a lot.
https://t.co/Q9O5iBL9Nv

[Ariel Cohen @ArielCohen37]

New mural outside Union Market inspired by…*checks notes*… CMS price transparency reg

[Daniel Schwartz @DanielMSchwartz]

Very excited to begin my MPH at @JohnsHopkinsSPH as a Bloomberg Fellow in Addiction & Overdose! I will be attending part-time while continuing to work at HHS to support the development of evidence-based drug policy.

[JHU American Health @AmericanHealth]

We are pleased to announce our fifth class of Bloomberg Fellows -- 50 MPH and 8 DrPH fellows from 22 states and D.C.

Read more: https://t.co/Rp9ltskNh0