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Grads fail at Health Insurance 101: survey

Young adults of high school and college graduation age know diddly squat about health insurance, a survey found....

Grads fail at Health Insurance 101: survey

Young adults of high school and college graduation age know diddly squat about health insurance, a survey found....
Gavin Souter

Editorial: Pot’s potential should be tested

The proposed reclassification of marijuana as a drug that should not be grouped with the likes of heroin and LSD...
opioid

Employers must play role in addressing opioid crisis: Study

U.S. employers must adapt to the challenges posed by the opioid crisis by adjusting job skill requirements and expanding workplace...
gabapentin

Concerns over pain-management alternatives prompt state audit

The workers compensation industry is raising concerns over gabapentinoids, a drug class that has risen in popularity as a pain-relieving...
OxyContin

Supreme Court torn over Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday is set to hear a Biden administration challenge to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue...
opioids

Judge trims lawsuit accusing Cencora of fueling opioid epidemic

(Reuters) — A judge Monday pared back a federal lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the...
Rite Aid

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid rising debt, opioid litigation

Debt-laden Rite Aid RA filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain...
Hartford

Hartford wins dispute against opioid manufacturer

A federal appeals court Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit...
settlement

Indivior to pay $30M to settle health plans’ Suboxone claims

Indivior has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by health plans...
OxyContin

Supreme Court halts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement pending review

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a challenge by the Biden administration to the legality of OxyContin maker...
drugs

Report tracks low use of opioid dependency drugs

A new report from the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center concludes that many individuals with opioid...
pills

Opioid dependency drugs on rise in comp

The workers compensation industry is seeing a rise in the percentage of claims containing prescriptions for drugs used to manage...
opioid

Opioid dependency drugs up in comp

While opioids continue to dip in workers compensation, prescriptions to manage opioid dependency and possible overdose were up 11% in...
drugs

Report shows modest drug price increases in comp

An examination of workers compensation pharmacy data showed a 1.06% increase in drug prices for injured workers between May 2020...

Grads fail at Health Insurance 101: survey

Young adults of high school and college graduation age know diddly squat about health insurance, a survey found....

Grads fail at Health Insurance 101: survey

Young adults of high school and college graduation age know diddly squat about health insurance, a survey found....
Gavin Souter

Editorial: Pot’s potential should be tested

The proposed reclassification of marijuana as a drug that should not be grouped with the likes of heroin and LSD...
opioid

Employers must play role in addressing opioid crisis: Study

U.S. employers must adapt to the challenges posed by the opioid crisis by adjusting job skill requirements and expanding workplace...
gabapentin

Concerns over pain-management alternatives prompt state audit

The workers compensation industry is raising concerns over gabapentinoids, a drug class that has risen in popularity as a pain-relieving...
OxyContin

Supreme Court torn over Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement

The U.S. Supreme Court Monday is set to hear a Biden administration challenge to the legality of OxyContin maker Purdue...
opioids

Judge trims lawsuit accusing Cencora of fueling opioid epidemic

(Reuters) — A judge Monday pared back a federal lawsuit accusing drug distributor Cencora, formerly called AmerisourceBergen, of fueling the...
Rite Aid

Rite Aid files for bankruptcy amid rising debt, opioid litigation

Debt-laden Rite Aid RA filed for bankruptcy protection Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain...
Hartford

Hartford wins dispute against opioid manufacturer

A federal appeals court Thursday affirmed a lower court ruling in favor of a Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit...
settlement

Indivior to pay $30M to settle health plans’ Suboxone claims

Indivior has agreed to pay $30 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in a U.S. court by health plans...
OxyContin

Supreme Court halts Purdue Pharma bankruptcy settlement pending review

The U.S. Supreme Court Thursday agreed to hear a challenge by the Biden administration to the legality of OxyContin maker...
drugs

Report tracks low use of opioid dependency drugs

A new report from the Department of Health Policy at Vanderbilt University Medical Center concludes that many individuals with opioid...
pills

Opioid dependency drugs on rise in comp

The workers compensation industry is seeing a rise in the percentage of claims containing prescriptions for drugs used to manage...
opioid

Opioid dependency drugs up in comp

While opioids continue to dip in workers compensation, prescriptions to manage opioid dependency and possible overdose were up 11% in...
drugs

Report shows modest drug price increases in comp

An examination of workers compensation pharmacy data showed a 1.06% increase in drug prices for injured workers between May 2020...