Opioids

1 in 3 Rural Adults Report Issues Affording Medical Bills

January 14, 2020 - One in three rural adults have problems paying their medical bills or dental treatments even after the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, according to a recent study by researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.  Published in JAMA Network Open on January 8, the analysis of 1,300 adults in 2018 and 1,405 adults in...

Read More


More Articles

Value-Based Payment Opens Doors for Better Opioid Use Disorder Care

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Nearly 64,000 Americans died from a drug overdose in 2016 alone, with opioid overdoses representing over 42,000 of those deaths, more than any previous year on record. It was that figure – as well as many other troubling statistics...

Docs Getting Gifts from Drug Companies Prescribed More Opioids

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Gifts from pharmaceutical companies that sold opioid medications led to more opioid prescriptions in the year following gift receipt, a new study from the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of...

AHA: Give Funds from Johnson & Johnson Opioid Lawsuit to Hospitals

by Jacqueline LaPointe

Hospitals and health systems should receive a portion of the $572 million fine Johnson & Johnson must pay for their role in the opioid crisis, the American Hospital Association (AHA) recently told...

Opioid Overdose Care Totals $1.94B in Annual Hospital Costs

by Jacqueline LaPointe

The opioid crisis is hitting hospital costs, a recent analysis by healthcare improvement company Premier uncovered. Approximately $1.94 billion in annual hospital costs were attributable to patients...

Recent Articles