Insurers Seek Reimbursement for the High Cost of Opioid Addictions Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment. Since 1999, the number of prescription opioids sold in America has almost quadrupled. Over the same period, prescription opioid deaths have more …
There will be new licensing regulations for certain pain clinics in West Virginia starting next month. The West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources says that beginning July 1, clinics that primarily treat patients for chronic pain must be …
For treating the estimated 100 million Americans with chronic pain — a population larger than those with heart disease, cancer and diabetes combined — research reported in The Journal of Pain shows that primary care physicians overwhelmingly prefer to prescribe …
The use of long-acting opioid medications for treatment of chronic pain is a significant driver of medical indemnity expenses in workers’ compensation claims, reports a study entitled, “The Effects of Opioid Use on Workers’ Compensation Claim Cost in the State …