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The Climb Back – Health Care Regains 20% of Jobs Lost in the Pandemic
Health care jobs have begun to return, starting with the outpatient settings that were most impacted by the Covid-19 shutdown.
Read MorePandemic Results in 1.5 Million Lost Health Jobs: Devastation Eclipsed by Non-Health Sector
While parts of the health system are stretched to the breaking point, the business of routine health care is shut down like the rest of the economy, and providers are facing unprecedented financial losses.
Read MoreHealth Care Sheds 43,000 Jobs in March, the Biggest Loss in at Least Three Decades
Today’s jobs report begins to reveal the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on employment. More than 700,000 jobs were lost since February.
Read MoreBureau of Justice Assistance Enlists Altarum to Help Criminal Justice Organizations Implement Peer Recovery Support Services
Altarum is expanding the reach of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's (BJA) Peer Recovery Support Services (PRSS) Training and Technical Assistance Center, a critical resource to criminal justice and social services organizations across the nation.
Read MoreHow Accessible is Behavioral Health Care in Michigan?
In order to gain a better understanding of gaps and barriers to behavioral health treatment, the Michigan Health Endowment Fund contracted with Altarum to study access across Michigan.
Read MoreMost Michigan Residents with a Substance Use Disorder and Over a Third with a Mental Illness Go Untreated, According to New Study by Altarum
More than 650,000 Michiganders with a mental illness and over 500,000 with a substance use disorder fail to receive any treatment for their conditions, according to a new study by Altarum, which examined access to behavioral health services in Michigan by payer type.
Read MoreTravel and Wait Times Are Longest for Health Care Services and Result in an Annual Opportunity Cost of $89 Billion
According to data analyzed from the BLS American Time Use Survey, accessing professional health care services required on average 34 minutes of travel and 11 minutes of waiting, a burden that hasn’t changed over the past 11 years.
Read MoreThe Business Case For Racial Equity: A Strategy For Growth
The US economy could be $8 trillion larger by 2050 if the country eliminated racial disparities in health, education, incarceration, and employment, according to research by Altarum.
Read MoreAddressing the Opioid Crisis in Ohio
In response to this overwhelmingly high rate of opioid misuse and related deaths, the local Nord Family Foundation commissioned Altarum to further understand the nature of the problem and identify resources, needs, and potential solutions. Altarum implemented its three-phase approach to analyze current resources and determine where additional resources and services are needed.
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