Coprescribing Naloxone Helps Reduce Unintentional Opioid Overdose
Naloxone is an opioid antagonist that reverses the respiratory depression characteristic of opioid overdose.
Policy
Expanded Naloxone Access Could Help Curb Opioid Deaths
The Role of Psychiatrists as Naloxone Advocates
Costs Rise Substantially After Hospital Mergers
Average payment for patient admission increased more than 110% at hospitals that were part of the largest multi-hospital systems, compared with 70% at all other hospitals.
Four Distinct Patterns of End-Of-Life Healthcare Spending
Overall, almost half of older Medicare beneficiaries who died in 2012 had persistent high spending throughout the final year of life.
Debating the Potential Impact of Single-Payer Health Care
How do we make healthcare more affordable, accessible, and higher quality?
Primary Care Businesses Improving Financially
Alternative payment models appear to be more advantageous than those operating on a fee-for-service basis.
Some Exchange Plans May Violate ACA Mental Health Parity Law
Study finds up to 25% of exchange plans may violate Affordable Care Act mandate requiring parity for mental health benefits.
ACA Survey Results: Have Opinions Changed?
Nearly 400 healthcare providers responded to the Affordable Care Act Survey between December 2014 and February 2015, answering questions about how their opinion on health reform has changed since it was signed into law in March 2010.View the slideshow to learn more about how clinicians feel the ACA has influenced how they spend their time,…
