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Medicaid serves as the largest payer for substance use disorder (SUD) care treatment in the U.S. The changes from the federal “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) are expected to dramatically impact the program and the people it covers. Work requirements, eligibility changes, and state budget pressures will shape care delivery and patient outcomes. In partnership with the University of Pennsylvania Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics (PennLDI), we have gathered policymakers, researchers, and practitioners to explore options to help advance evidence-based SUD treatment under the new rules ahead, including a keynote address with Chinazo Cunningham, the Commissioner of the New York State Office of Addiction Services and Supports (OASAS), and Dan Gorenstein, founder and executive editor of Tradeoffs, as moderator. Catch the full agenda and featured sessions with: Chinazo Cunningham, MD, MS, (keynote speaker), Commissioner, New York Office of Addiction Services and Supports Christina Andrews, PhD, Professor, Health Service Policy and Management, University of South Carolina Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Director of Health Equity Research, Penn LDI; Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine Pete Croughan, MD, Deputy Secretary, Louisiana Department of Public Health Farah Erzouki, MPH, Senior Policy Analyst, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Dan Gorenstein, Founder and Executive Editor, Tradeoffs Podcast Lydia Gottesfeld, JD, Managing Attorney, Health & Independence Unit, Community Legal Services of Philadelphia Benjamin Linas, MD, MPH, Director, Population Data & Modeling Core, CHERISH; Professor, Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MSHP, Assistant Professor, Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine Beth McGinty, PhD, MS, Co-Founding Director, Cornell Health Policy Center; Chief, Division of Health Policy and Economics; and Livingston Farrand Professor, Public Health at Weill Cornell Medicine Zachary Meisel, MD, MPH, Professor, Emergency Medicine and Director, Center for Emergency Care Policy and Research, Perelman School of Medicine Kristen Underhill, MSc, JD, Associate Dean, Faculty Research and Professor, Law, Cornell University Arthur Robin Williams, MD, MBE, Chief Medical Officer, Ophelia

The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is seeking to fund the next cohort of pilot grant recipients for 2026-2027.

For researchers who are new to health economic evaluations, join this session to learn how to integrate health economic methods into your work. This workshop introduces concepts of health economics in the context of substance use research and shares resources to help researchers understand how economic evaluations can help elevate their projects.

The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is seeking to fund the next cohort of pilot grant recipients for 2025-2026.

Join the latest INHSU Conversations Webinar, organised by the Early-Mid-Career Researcher Special Interest Group (INHSU EMCR) and the Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorder, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH). In this webinar, we’ll be joined by Dr. Ali Jalali and Dr. Shashi Kapadia, who are both Research Affiliates at CHERISH and faculty at Weill Cornell Medicine. Dr. Ali Jalali will provide an overview of economic evaluations in the context of substance use disorder treatment interventions, with Dr. Shashi Kapadia, moderating. In this hour-long webinar, you will learn: The overall purpose and approach to economic evaluations alongside clinical interventions How to apply best practices for determining intervention costs How to review approaches to estimating cost-effectiveness, including common statistical issues encountered

The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is seeking to fund the next cohort of pilot grant recipients for 2024-2025. This webinar, hosted on December 5, 2023, provides an overview about the eligibility requirements, application process, and program experience, and features Pilot Grant & Training Core Director Brandon Aden and former pilot grantees Tyler Bartholomew and Margaret Lowenstein.

The Center for Health Economics of Treatment Interventions for Substance Use Disorders, HCV, and HIV (CHERISH) is seeking to fund the next cohort of pilot grant recipients for 2024-2025. This webinar will provide an overview about the eligibility requirements, application process, and program experience. During the Q&A session, participants will have an opportunity to speak to Pilot Grant & Training Core Director Brandon Aden and former pilot grantees Dion Allen and Shashi Kapadia. Watch a recording of the December 5 webinar or view more details about the pilot grant.

The Addiction Health Services Research (AHSR) Conference, held since 2005, annually brings together researchers, policymakers, and treatment providers to focus on how systems redesign can effectively and sustainably be implemented. AHSR leads with an agenda that furthers the positive impact of prevention and treatment services for substance misuse and use disorders. On the program, you can expect: A slate of distinguished plenary speakers Discussion of cutting-edge health services research findings, the development of collaborative relationships Opportunities to support the careers of junior and minority investigators