DC Week: ACA Marks Third Anniversary

DC Week: ACA Marks Third Anniversary

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By David Pittman, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today. Published: March 23 … By a two-to-one margin, an FDA advisory committee recommended approval on Thursday for an implantable version of the addiction treatment drug buprenorphine (Probuphine …
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Officials Uphold Commitment to Suicide Prevention Solutions

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“Less than half had deployed, and few were involved in combat,” Garrick said, explaining that nonfatal suicide attempters were similar demographically to those who died; however, they primarily used drugs and had at least one documented behavioral …
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Washington Healthcare Agencies Are Practicing Medicine

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This would give Medicare's staff the ability to decide which treatment options are “clinically interchangeable”. If a patient wanted to use a drug or procedure that's costs more than the cheapest available option, they'd be stuck making up all the …
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