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Intent On Reversing Its Opioid Epidemic, A State Limits Prescriptions

(By Patty Wright for NPR) A year ago, Maine was one of the first states to set limits on opioid

(By Anna Gorman for California Healthline) Health and education leaders across California have joined forces with business and labor leaders

(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS’ proposal to cancel major Medicare bundled payment initiatives would be credit positive

(By Marsha Mercer for Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts) Some states are taking the war on opioids

(By Lauren Silverman for NPR) What if I told you there was a way to use technology to save an

(By Liz Szabo for Kaiser Health News) When doctors talk about a new leukemia drug from Novartis, they ooze enthusiasm,

(By Jessica Kim Cohen for Becker’s Hospital Review) Almost half — 47.2 percent — of healthcare breaches were caused by

(By Mackenzie Bean for Becker’s Hospital Review) Assessing the years of life lost due to a disease, as opposed to

Thanks to the lobbying efforts of state officials in both red and blue states, now only one county in the

(By Meghana Keshavan for STAT) SAN DIEGO — Everyone at the meeting had one thing in common: a ticking time