
Estimated Overdose Deaths Due to the Loss of MOUD in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Policy
In May 2025, a Research Memo featuring research conducted by LDI Executive Director Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD and LDI Senior Fellows Eric T. Roberts, PhD, Atheendar Venkataramani, MD, PhD, Paula Chatterjee, MD, MPH, Norma Coe, PhD, Molly Candon, PhD, Emily F. Gregory, MD, MHS, Margaret Lowenstein, MD, MPhil, MSHP, and Aditi Vasan, MD, MSHP was presented to staff of the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance.
The memo contained research on various aspects of Medicaid such as work requirements, the long-term care workforce, pregnancy care, and coverage for children.
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Research Memo: Delivered to House Speaker Mike Johnson and Majority Leader John Thune
Research Memo: Response to Request for Technical Assistance
Research Memo: Supplement to Response to Request for Technical Assistance
Testimony: Delivered to Philadelphia City Council
Briefing: Presented to Staff of U.S. Senate Committee on Finance