Given the surprisingly low number of people with Opioid use disorder receiving care (20%!), and the high associated morbidity and mortality, it's crucial to bring this problem to the forefront when caring for our patients.
The non-native English speaking patient population deserve to have positive experiences with the healthcare system. How can we, as providers, help to ensure this? Improve, rethink, and reframe our approach to communication!
@ernielesq These results suggest that giving the poor better health coverage results in less infant mortality, which is especially true for African American woman.
@ernielesq This was especially true for African American, whose infant mortality decreased more than double in medicaid expansion states vs. non-medicaid expansion states. https://t.co/6gGvN7n69z