Express Scripts to limit opioids for first time users: 4 things to know
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Express Scripts — the nation’s largest pharmacy benefit manager — will begin limiting
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Opioid Crisis Strains Foster Care System; Programs Aim To Keep Kids With Mom
(By Shefali Luthra for Kaiser Health News) After Raven Mosser gave birth six years ago, she woke up to a
Read MoreStigma Keeps Some Doctors From Treating Drug Addiction
(By Stephanie Daniel – The Pulse- Published by Side Effects) Internal medicine physician Chinazo Cunningham runs a family health center
Read MoreImportant Decisions Involved in Signing Up for Medicare
If you are approaching your 65th birthday, you have an important decision to make – signing up for Medicare. If
Read MoreCongress Launching Probe into MS Drug Pricing
U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is launching an investigation into why prices for Multiple Sclerosis (MS) treatments
Read MoreMylan Agrees to Pay $465 million in a Settlement for EpiPen Overcharges
Mylan, the makers of EpiPen, and federal investigators finalized a $465 million settlement of charge the drugmaker avoided paying state
Read MoreA Supreme Court pharma case deals consumers a big loss
(By Michael Burg for STAT) In the war being waged by large corporations against individual rights — and, yes, it
Read MoreNew Studies on Effectiveness of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Products in Treating Chronic Pain
In a pair of new studies published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, found there is not enough evidence to
Read MoreClimbing Cost Of Decades-Old Drugs Threatens To Break Medicaid Bank
(By Sydney Lupkin for Kaiser Health News) Skyrocketing price tags for new drugs to treat rare diseases have stoked outrage
Read MoreA ‘Vaccine For Addiction’ Is No Simple Fix
(By Richard Harris for NPR) It’s always appealing to think that there could be an easy technical fix for a
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