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The Latest Research, Commentary, and News from Health Affairs
Wednesday, September 23, 2020
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IN THE JOURNAL
OPIOID USE DISORDER
Regulating Opioid Supply Through Insurance Coverage
By M. Christopher Auld, Jill R. Horwitz, Benjamin Lukenchuk, and Lynn
McClelland
Christopher Auld and coauthors find that requiring physicians to receive prior authorization for OxyContin prescriptions in Manitoba, Canada, significantly decreased OxyContin prescriptions, especially for opioid-naïve patients, with only modest substitution of other opioids. Read More >>
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A CLOSER LOOK—The 100 Percent Fallacy
When students receive their medical training, they are tested and graded like any other student, with achieving 100 percent considered the optimal outcome. However, this definition of "best" does not make sense in actual medical practice, argues Richard J. Baron in his 2017 blog post. Read his explanation and recommendation to policy makers on how to achieve better quality of care.
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About Health Affairs
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