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