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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

Many have struggled to get opioid prescriptions written and filled since 2016 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inspired laws cracking down on doctor and pharmacy practices. . “If something should happen to him, there’s nowhere for me to go,” she said. living with chronic pain.

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Americans’ Top Sources of Stress are Money, Money, Money and Family

Health Populi

” The first chart illustrates the top sources of stress gauged in each of the past four years of this survey since 2016. Healthcare Consumer Survey from TransAmerica ‘s Center for Health Studies underscores that Americans are “settling in” during a phase of “healthcare uncertainty.”

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New CDC Opioid Guidelines: Too Little, Too Late for Chronic Pain Patients?

Kaiser Health News

Many have struggled to get opioid prescriptions written and filled since 2016 guidelines from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention inspired laws cracking down on doctor and pharmacy practices. . “If something should happen to him, there’s nowhere for me to go,” she said. living with chronic pain.

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CMS Releases Guidance on Implementation of Rebate Programs for Certain Medicare Part B and Part D Drugs

Healthcare Law Blog

All rebate payments will be deposited into the Medicare Prescription Drug Account in the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund. The Rebate Programs implement inflation-based rebates for the Medicare program that mirror those under the Medicaid Drug Rebate Program.

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The Most Important Trends For Health in Mary Meeker’s 2019 Internet Report Aren’t About Health Care

Health Populi

in 2016 was foreign-born, this JAMA article published in December 2018 attested. I’ve covered this influential document here in Health Populi through my health economics/consumer tech lens for most years since 2011 (skipping 2012 and 2016). One in four physicians practicing in the U.S. Much of this is due to the fact that U.S.

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The 2020 Social Determinants of Health: Connectivity, Art, Air and Love

Health Populi

Even seemingly popular plan ideas like prescription drug pricing and coverage for pre-existing conditions can’t get traction in Congress or through the White House’s executive pen. One on which I focus in my book is connectivity. In May 2017, AMIA called for the same , and the issue is getting the traction it merits.

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Healthcare Policies We Can Agree On: Pre-Existing Conditions, Drug Prices, and PillPack – the June 2018 KFF Health Tracking Poll

Health Populi

Another unifying health care issue is prescription drug prices, which KFF has tracked for several years. Most voters across party have told previous KFF polls they believe in more government regulation or intervention on drug costs.