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Tribal Nations Reach Multi-Million-Dollar Settlement Over Opioid Claims
Earlier this year, a handful of pharmaceutical companies reached a multi-million-dollar settlement with Tribal Nations over opioid…
Study Finds IT MATTTRs Provider Education an Effective Resource for…
A recent study funded by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) used a novel team-based approach, Implementing…
HHS OIG Report Finds Many Medicare Beneficiaries Are Not Receiving…
In mid-December 2021, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a…
November Issue of Policy and Medicine Compliance Update — Features…
Policy and Medicine Compliance Update is our monthly compliance publication designed to help compliance professionals go in depth…
FDA REMS Pain Management and Opioid Therapy: Persistent Knowledge Gaps…
The opioid epidemic that has gripped the US for over 20 years has worsened during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic with the highest…
FDA Reconsidering the Need for Mandatory Opioid Prescriber Education
Recently, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a public workshop to discuss mandatory prescriber…
Proposed $26 Billion Global Opioid Settlement Unveiled
On July 21, 2021, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced a proposed $26 billion agreement with three drug distributors…
Major Not-for-Profit Health System Reduces Opioid Prescriptions
Ochsner Health, a Louisiana-based network of hospitals, health centers, and urgent care facilities, has been working to mitigate…
McKinsey Settles Claims Over Its Role in the Opioid Crisis
In early February 2021, McKinsey & Company agreed to pay $573 million in a multistate settlement for its role in consulting…
HHS OIG Releases Report on Opioid Use in Appalachian States
On December 15, 2020, the United States Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG) released a…