Last October, widely celebrated singer-songwriter Tom Petty died of a drug overdose involving multiple types of prescription opioids, according to report from The New York Times.
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A majority of rural hospitals in Texas are opting to discontinue delivery services as the number of births fall and the cost of providing the service rises, reports the Texas Tribune.
Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., argued Medicaid may have exacerbated the nation's opioid crisis at a Senate hearing Wednesday, according to a report from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.
Iowa's managed Medicaid program often denies enrollees care and traps them in an endless appeals process, according to an investigation conducted by the Des Moines Register.
A 24-year old former campaign staffer for President Donald Trump recently took over as deputy chief of staff at the Office of National Drug Control Policy, following a series of staff turnovers and vacancies at the office, according to an…
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As part of an executive order Kentucky Gov. Matt Bevin, R, issued Friday to institute work requirements for Medicaid enrollees, Medicaid expansion would end if courts struck down the work requirements, according to The Hill.
Federal officials approved Kentucky's request to implement work requirements for Medicaid recipients Friday, according to Reuters.
The U.S. Government Accountability Office identified several shortcomings in a state-reported Medicaid data program called the Transformed Medicaid Statistical Information System in a December 2017 report.
Ninety percent of executives from health systems in Premier's network are making opioid reduction a priority, according to a survey of C-suite leaders.
More Americans are visiting emergency departments for alcohol-related reasons, suggests a study published in Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research.