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Rhode Island Enters Federal Consent Decree to Improve Services for Children with Behavioral Health Disabilities

Margaret Tiedemann
August 8, 2025
Analytics and Reporting, Data Quality, What's New
Following a Department of Justice investigation, the state of Rhode Island has agreed to remediate its system to ensure youth with behavioral health disabilities in the care and custody of the Department of Child and Family Services (DCYF) are treated in settings appropriate to their needs, transitioned from inpatient psychiatric facilities to family settings, and...Read more

Massachusetts Provider Organizations with Higher Primary Care Investment Offer Better Value, New Research Finds

Gabrielle Shaver
August 13, 2024
Analytics and Reporting, Data Quality, What's New
There is a considerable body of research demonstrating the long-term benefits of primary care. However, for decades, the United States has underinvested in primary care, spending only 5 to 7 cents of every health care dollar on it versus 13 cents in other high-income countries.[i] To help address these concerns, more than a third of states have...Read more

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