In Massachusetts, the Neighborhood Health Plan (NHP), member of MassHealth, is launching initiatives to help lead the industry in innovative ways to promote medication-assisted treatment (MAT.) NHP says their efforts will support recovery and help reduce the number of opioid overdoses and deaths in hospital settings. Addressing Nursing Knowledge and Treatment Gaps NHP will begin
In April, the city of Portland filed a $1 billion lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies. The lawsuit mostly focuses on the culpability of opioid manufacturers including Purdue Pharma, Teva, and Cephalon. Five physicians also are named. One is a former Mercy Hospital primary care doctor, and because of the lawsuit, the hospital says it’s leaving partnerships
California has a massive homeless problem, from Los Angeles to Silicon Valley. Much of this homelessness comes from the pricing of homes in the area; due to new and ever-expanding wealth, the people whose jobs service the wealthy often can’t find a place to call home themselves. However, many of the people who end up
