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HuffPostA Medicaid Work Requirement Would Be Bad Policy Without The Opioid Crisis. It's Disastrous With It
The first state waiver is likely to be from Kentucky -- a state that has benefited enormously from Medicaid coverage for people facing opioid addiction
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We Need Nurses More Than Ever. Why Are We Letting Them Burn Out?
The combination of an exodus of RNs and an influx of aging patients could create a health care crisis.
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Trump's 'Emergency' Declaration For Opioids Could Be A Double-Edged Sword
State-level programs for the drug crisis can show us what the federal response might mean.
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This Is What Happens When People With Diabetes Lose Medicaid
Before the Affordable Care Act, many patients had to ration insulin and spend time in the ER.
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Firefighters Move Beyond Emergency Response To Fight Opioid Epidemic
“Firefighters are always considered to be safe people. You can go to them for anything.”
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How Sex Addiction Became A Diagnosis
There's a long history of using medical language to explain socially unacceptable sexual appetites.
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States Are Quietly Pushing To Take Medicaid Away From The Unemployed
Don't let the GOP health care bill distract you from this potentially devastating change already underway.
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America's First Addiction Crisis Had Some Striking Parallels To Today
Victorians contended with Big Pharma, rehab and the criminalizing of addiction.