“We haven’t seen such a dramatic increase in the industry since the 1970s,” says one expert. The methadone treatment industry has exploded from 2014 to 2018, growing more in those four years than in the past two decades, the Boston Globe reports. In the past four years, according to Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) data, the… Continue reading Inside The Methadone Clinic Boom
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Pain Patients Turn To Controversial Injection After Cuts To Opioid Coverage
The anti-inflammatory drug has been banned in Australia, Brazil, Canada, France, Italy, New Zealand and Switzerland. Back problems are the most common cause of chronic pain, and at the time when Medicare is cutting coverage for many opioid pain relievers, lawmakers are increasing Medicare coverage for a potentially dangerous off-label treatment for back pain. Depo-Medrol… Continue reading Pain Patients Turn To Controversial Injection After Cuts To Opioid Coverage
Medication-Assisted Treatment Options Limited For Medicare Recipients
“Medicare beneficiaries have among the fastest growing rate of opioid use disorder, but they don’t currently have coverage for the most effective treatment,” says one official. Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid addiction and dependence is now seen as the gold standard of care by many addiction treatment professionals, but barriers to treatment make it difficult… Continue reading Medication-Assisted Treatment Options Limited For Medicare Recipients
Are Health Insurers Driving The Opioid Crisis?
While the brunt of the negative attention has focused on drug suppliers and prescribers, experts are now examining the role that insurers have played in the epidemic. Health insurers could be stoking the opioid epidemic, according to a new study published Friday in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Our findings suggest that both public and… Continue reading Are Health Insurers Driving The Opioid Crisis?