by Jordana Choucair | Sep 30, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
Opioid/Substance Use Disorders: The Recover Out Loud livestream concert event in recognition of International Recovery Day and National Recovery Month will kickoff today at 8:30pm ET! Greg Williams of Third Horizon Strategies helped produce the event, which is...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 29, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Cherokee Nation reached a $75 million settlement with opioid distributors McKesson Corp., Cardinal Health Inc., and AmerisourceBergen Corp. to resolve claims that the companies fueled prescription opioid abuse within the tribe. The settlement, the largest in...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 23, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
In observation of National Recovery Month, Third Horizon Strategies convened a virtual Capitol Hill briefing on September 21 to discuss President Biden’s FY2022 request for a 10 percent Recovery Support Service Set-Aside in the Federal Substance Abuse Prevention and...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 22, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The AMA released a new report calling on lawmakers to “act now” on climbing rates of fatal and nonfatal drug overdoses. More than 93,000 people died of drug overdoses in 2020, representing a record high and an almost 30 percent increase in overall fatal overdoses from...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 17, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to block Purdue Pharma LP’s bankruptcy plan while the agency appeals a federal judge’s decision to approve the settlement. In the filing, William K. Harrington, the DOJ’s U.S. trustee, said the deal –...
by Jordana Choucair | Sep 15, 2021 | Opioid/Substance Use Disorders
A Modern Healthcare article highlights examples of how insurers are adding benefits around substance abuse treatment. A number of insurers – including Highmark Health, Anthem, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum, and Beacon Magellan – have partnered with Ria Health to...
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