November 2018
Tapering or Discontinuing Opioid Use among Patients with Chronic Noncancer Pain: Update Report
The Medicaid Evidence-based Decisions Project (MED) completed a report on opioid tapering in 2017.
News, research reports and other items of interest to the policymaking community, from the Center for Evidence-based Policy and our partners.
November 2018
Hemophilia Reports
In 2016, MED completed 3 reports on hemophilia.
September 2018
Managing Dental Pain With Alternatives To Opioids
This resource provides guidance on managing dental pain with alternatives to opioids.
August 2018
Center and Milbank Memorial Fund release new report on home- and community-based services
Associate MED Director, Andrea Bennett, PhD, MSW, Associate Research Director, Curtis Harrod, PhD, MPH, and Center Director, Pam Curtis, MS, recently completed a policy report in partnership with the Milbank Memorial Fund on how Medicaid agencies measure the quality of home- and community-based services (HCBS), how they pay for them, and how to encourage more cost-effective services.
June 2018
Silver Diamine Fluoride Fact Sheet
This resource provides an easy-to-read overview of silver diamine fluoride as a treatment for dental caries.
May 2018
Center and OHSU Researchers Write on Nusinersen
Two of the Center’s Clinical Epidemiologists, Martha Gerrity MD, MPH, PhD, and Adam Obley, MD, together with OHSU colleague Vinay Prasad, MD, MPH, recently contributed