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Medicaid Drug Prices

This report provides a synopsis of a baseline of food needs and services across Oakland County

Structural Tax Reform

Detroit is on the rise, but its exceptionally high property tax rates risk hindering its continued economic growth. Detroit needs a comprehensive economic growth strategy to help legacy residents, neighborhoods, and small businesses thrive while attracting new residents, businesses, and investments. Both are possible. Detroit’s property taxes are a key barrier to broad economic growth. […]

An HIV/STI Needs Assessment of Out-Wayne County

The Michigan Opioid Partnership (MOP) is a public-private collaborative focused on decreasing opioid overdoses and deaths in Michigan. The MOP includes the State of Michigan and key philanthropic organizations. Since its inception in 2018, the partnership has supported the implementation of medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD) programs in Michigan emergency departments (EDs) through grant […]

PrEP Focus Groups Summary Understanding Attitudes of Detroit-area Black Women toward PrEP and Its Marketing

The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) engaged Public Sector Consultants(PSC) to facilitate focus groups with Detroit-area Black women to hear their thoughts on the department’supcoming Mahogany Blue campaign. The campaign is the Michigan version of the Centers for DiseaseControl and Prevention’s #ShesWell campaign, focused on increasing awareness about pre-exposureprophylaxis (PrEP) among Black […]

Out-Wayne Needs Assessment Report

HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain a persistent health issue across Michigan. In 2023, about 52,000 Michiganders were diagnosed with one or more reportable STIs, and 17,970 were living with HIV (Michigan Department of Health and Human Services 2024; Miller 2023). Some areas of the state experience higher rates than others; the communities in […]

Improving Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services Benefit

The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS), in partnership with Minnesota Housing, the state’s housing finance agency (MHFA), introduced a new Medical Assistance (MA) benefit, called Housing Stabilization Services (HSS), in 2020. HSS is a set of 1915(i) Home- and Community-Based Services implemented by DHS as part of MA, the state’s Medicaid program, intended to […]