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Author: Richard Stevens

CDC issue guidelines on opioid prescribing

March 16, 2016 by Richard Stevens

The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued guidelines March 15, providing recommendations for primary care providers who are prescribing opioids for chronic pain outside of active cancer treatment, … [Read more…]

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What states need to know about the epidemic

February 16, 2016 by Richard Stevens

According to the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), from 1999 to 2013, the amount of painkillers, called opioids, prescribed and sole in the U.S. have nearly quadrupled, and … [Read more…]

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CMS letter outlines Medicaid reimbursement

February 16, 2016 by Richard Stevens

On February 11, federal Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) sent a letter to state Medicaid directors providing additional guidance on how they can become compliant with the final … [Read more…]

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People overdosing continue to get refills

February 14, 2016 by Richard Stevens

Even after overdosing on opioid medications, more than nine out of 10 patients continued to get prescriptions for powerful painkillers, according to a new study published in the Annals of Internal … [Read more…]

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