Dr. Ellen Fink-Samnick DBH, LCSW, CCM, CCTP, FCM

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Impact of US government funding freezes on the HIV response: findings from a rapid survey in 32 countries AbstractIntroduction. After the freezing of US foreign assistance in January 2025, the International Epidemiology Databases to Evaluate AIDS (IeDEA) conduc

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New Guidance Released on 'Whether and When' to Stop Psychotropic Meds New recommendations detail key points of deprescribing

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Cannabis and Psychosis; Legalize Psilocybin? Addiction After Dopamine Agonists News and commentary from the psychiatry world

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Patients hit dead ends with insurance 'ghost networks.' Now, some are suing. A recent lawsuit is challenging one company, EmblemHealth, over its so-called ghost network of mental health providers.

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The Rural Health Transformation Program could fail patients like mine Maintaining the capacity to provide care close to home for rural patients is critical, but it’s under threat.

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A rare disease drug was approvable, then it wasn’t. Inside a surprise rejection by the FDA Drugmakers thought they had the FDA's buy-in to approve a therapy to treat a type of cancer that can quickly turn deadly. The agency, however, rejected it.

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Medicare Advantage growth dwindles for a second straight year Amid major changes to Medicare Advantage, some big insurers have been working to shrink their rolls.

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Screening Tool Tied to Reduced Racial Disparities in Urine Testing in Pregnancy Prior to implementation, Black race was linked to increased odds of urine toxicology testing

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Report finds children with mental health diagnoses often incarcerated instead of getting treatment Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

Dozens of juvenile detention centers in 25 states reported holding children weeks or months as they awaited space at long-term psychiatric treatment facilities, according to a new survey.

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Trends in Medicaid Utilization and Financing for Hospitals With Psychiatric Beds This cross-sectional study assesses how Medicaid’s role in financing inpatient psychiatric care has changed geographically across US states from 2014 to 2023.

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Trends in Medicaid Utilization and Financing for Hospitals With Psychiatric Beds This cross-sectional study assesses how Medicaid’s role in financing inpatient psychiatric care has changed geographically across US states from 2014 to 2023.

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As Republicans face attacks for cutting Medicaid funding, Dr. Oz blames states with big cities The Trump admin is reframing steep Medicaid cuts to pit states with large urban centers against those with large rural populations.

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Federal government turns to fresher data to rein in Medicare Advantage upcoding CMS is taking a new approach to limit one of the ways insurers are boosting profits in Medicare Advantage.

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Opinion | Anti-Racist Care: A New Quality Metric? Accountability should be built into rounds, case reviews, and department culture

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When Trauma Looks Like Disability: Trauma-Informed Social Work in K–12 Education Children do not leave their life experiences at the school door. In K–12 settings, educators are often the first to observe the effects of trauma, attachment disruptions, and chronic stress, yet these...

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Attorney claims she couldn't find client in immigration custody for days, despite a federal release Twin Cities attorney Danielle Robinson Briand says she's been unable to find her client in immigration custody for several days despite a federal release order.

"This operation is illegal on so many levels that it's hard to fathom," said Robinson Briand, owner of Justicias Law.

She says the Honduran mother of two — who has lived in Minnesota since 2019 — was taken into custody despite having a pending asylum case.

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Remote Sign Language Interpreting and Health Communication for Deaf Patients This randomized clinical trial evaluates whether the use of video remote interpreting among Deaf patients in Colombia improves the quality of their communication with health care professionals.

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New Book on Behavioral Health for Case Management Provides Essential Workforce Knowledge If you work in case management today, you must deal with behavioral health. My interprofessional colleagues have asked me for decades to write a book on the common behavioral health conditions expe…

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HHS Unveils Program to Address Homelessness and Addiction The department will put $100 million toward a pilot program

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Is Your State Better Off Now Than It Was Fifty Years Ago? Headlines often declare that the average person in the US is better off financially now than they were 50 years ago, but not every state has experienced the …

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New Book on Behavioral Health for Case Management Provides Essential Workforce Knowledge If you work in case management today, you must deal with behavioral health. My interprofessional colleagues have asked me for decades to write a book on the common behavioral health conditions expe…

interprofessionalinsights.com/2026/01/31/n...