Commercial and public payer opioid analgesic prescribing policies: a case study

Abstract Background One strategy to address the high number of U.S. opioid-related deaths is to restrict high-risk or inappropriate opioid analgesic prescribing and dispensing. Federal and state laws and regulations have implemented restrictions but less is known about commercial and public payers’...

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Main Authors: Cynthia L. Arfken, Victoria Tutag Lehr
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-01-01
Series:Substance Abuse Treatment, Prevention, and Policy
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13011-020-00340-z