CMS Proposes New Rules to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse – Medscape

CMS Proposes New Rules to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse – Medscape

CMS Proposes New Rules to Combat Prescription Drug Abuse
Medscape
CMS takes this problem "seriously and is taking steps to protect Medicare beneficiaries and the Medicare Trust fund from the harm and damaging effects associated with prescription drug abuse," the statement reads. Dual Targets. CMS says a centerpiece
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Sidley Austin LLP | CMS Provides Comment Opportunity on Major Proposal Linex Legal (press release) (registration)

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Shumlin highlights woes of heroin abuse – Brattleboro Reformer


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Shumlin highlights woes of heroin abuse
Brattleboro Reformer
And last year, the number of heroin overdose deaths nearly doubled over 2012. Shumlin said Thursday that drug abuse isn't an issue many officials or family members of addicts want to talk about. "The hope is that I can use my voice to speak the truth
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Changes behind bars to battle Vt. drug, crime problemsWCAX
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Vt. community discusses prescription drug abuse – SunHerald.com

Vt. community discusses prescription drug abuse
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ST. JOHNSBURY, Vt. — Community members in the Vermont town of St. Johnsbury are holding a forum on prescription drug abuse. The forum on Tuesday night is inspired by Barnet filmmaker Bess O'Brien's documentary "The Hungry Heart," which profiles 

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