Survey: Less than half of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) Just 47 percent of Americans think opioid addiction is treatable, according to preliminary
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CMS releases OPPS proposed rule for 2018: 9 things to know
(By Ayla Ellison for Becker’s Hospital Review) CMS has released its 2018 Medicare Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule, which
Read MoreFeds announce largest-ever crackdown on opioid-related health care fraud
(By David Armstrong for ST A T) F ederal law enforcement agencies announced Thursday what they called “the largest opioid-related
Read More‘Extreme’ Opioid Use and Doctor Shopping Still Plague Medicare
(By Charles Ornstein for NPR and produced by ProPublica) In Washington, D.C., a Medicare beneficiary filled prescriptions for 2,330 pills
Read MoreNovartis CAR-T cancer therapy wins expert support for FDA approval
(By Adam Feuerstein and Damian Garde for ST A T) N ovartis’ groundbreaking CAR-T cancer therapy is one big step
Read MoreFDA finds rusty equipment at Vista Pharma drug plant
(By Brian Zimmerman for Becker’s Hospital Review) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on July 5 issued a warning letter
Read MoreWhat to watch for as Novartis heads to the FDA with a novel cancer therapy
(By Damian Garde and Adam Feurerstein for ST A T) T he FDA has weighed in on Novartis’ pioneering personalized
Read MoreDesperate for addiction treatment, patients are pawns in lucrative insurance fraud scheme
(By David Armstrong for ST A T and Evan Allen for Boston Globe) Drug users, desperate to break addictions to
Read MoreFDA approves first new sickle cell drug in 20 years
(By Adam Feuerstein for ST A T) T he FDA approved a new medicine Friday to reduce the complications associated
Read MoreDo-It-Yourself Detox Can Be ‘Freddy Krueger’ Scary — And Usually Fails
(By Elana Gordon, WHYY for Kaiser Health News) By the time Elvis Rosado was 25, he was addicted to opioids
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