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For Health Workers Struggling With Addiction, Why Are Treatment Options Limited?
Doctors and nurses are often barred from turning to FDA-approved medications that research shows to be the most effective way to quit. Critics of that policy say stigma is undermining best practice
Treatment Limitations For Physicians With Opioid Addictions
Opioid addiction can happen to anyone, and that includes doctors and nurses. But unlike the general population, they are often barred from medications like methadone, the gold standard of treatment.
Oklahoma Wanted $17 Billion To Fight Its Opioid Crisis: What’s The Real Cost?
The $572 million judgment against Johnson & Johnson will cover one year of addiction treatment and prevention the judge says. But health economists predict it will take decades to abate the problem.
U.S. Overdose Deaths Dipped In 2018, But Some States Saw ‘Devastating’ Increases
Provisional overdose data for 2018 show a note of hope in an overall bleak picture. But in some states, the numbers actually got worse. What explains the disparities?
Car Shopping, Handbags And Wealthy Uncles: The Quest To Explain High Drug Prices
Trump administration officials say drugs’ list prices are like cars’ sticker prices — easily negotiated. But in the life and death world of medicine, health economists say, that analogy falls apart.
As Its Drug Pricing Plans Fall Through, Trump Administration Turns To Congress To Act
It was a tough week for the agency in charge of implementing Trump’s ambitious plans to reduce drug costs. The administration rolled back one plan and had another shot down in court.
Trump Administration Announces Plans To Shake Up The Kidney Care Industry
President Trump has signed an executive order pushing for sweeping changes in the way kidney disease is treated.
The Affordable Care Act Is On Trial Again — This Time In Louisiana
Oral arguments wrapped up Tuesday in New Orleans in a closely-watched lawsuit that could eventually decide the fate of the Affordable Care Act.
Texas To Ask Federal Appeals Court To Pull The Plug On Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act goes on trial Tuesday in New Orleans. The appeals case — Texas versus United States — is yet another lawsuit that seeks to have President Obama’s signature law overturned.
Courts Order Delay Of Trump Administration’s Health Care ‘Conscience Rights’ Rule
The rule was intended to protect health care workers who refuse to assist in procedures like abortion because of religious or moral beliefs. Plaintiffs argue the rule could put patient safety at risk.
