Martha Bebinger

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Families Choose Empathy Over ‘Tough Love’ To Rescue Loved Ones From Opioids

Families are starting to adopt an approach that stresses compassion instead of harsh consequences for loved ones with addiction. Their goal? Keep them alive long enough to recover.

Some Doctors, Patients Balk At Medicare’s ‘Flat Fee’ Payment Proposal

The Trump administration says its plan to overhaul the way Medicare pays doctors will save physicians time and paperwork. But critics worry the changes will hurt patients’ care and doctors’ income.

After An Overdose, Patients Aren’t Getting Treatments That Could Prevent The Next One

An overdose is a wake-up call for many people with addiction. So why aren’t patients being offered medications that could keep them from looking for the next dangerous hit of drugs?