Where Science Says to Spend Any U.S. Opioid Settlement Money
A global settlement with pharmaceutical companies has started to appear more and more likely. Even with billions of dollars, the settlement resources won't be unlimited. To avoid mistakes made in the tobacco master settlement agreement, any opioid funds must be carefully allocated.
Dec 19, 2019 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
(Grey's) Anatomy of an Opioid Crisis
More than 130 Americans die every day after overdosing on opioids. So when one of the most popular shows on TV made opioid misuse a major plotline, RAND experts paid attention to how it presented this public health crisis. The show mirrored reality pretty closely, for the narrow slice of the opioid crisis it addressed.
Apr 8, 2019 Scientific American
In Opioid Policy, One Size Does Not Fit All
To solve America's opioid crisis, policymakers will need to view the epidemic as an "ecosystem," where policies that target only one part of the problem can have unintended consequences.
Oct 12, 2018 The Hill
A 'Learning System' in Behavioral Health Can Help in Sharing Best Practices, Innovations
Leveraging technological advances to make better use of the best available data could help rein in healthcare costs and improve both quality and safety. This makes sense whether the healthcare being delivered is physical or behavioral.
May 30, 2017 Modern Healthcare
Toward a Learning Behavioral Health Care System
New technologies for capturing and sharing data have begun to transform the way providers practice medicine in the United States. Expanding these technologies to behavioral health care could enhance the delivery of services and improve outcomes for millions of Americans.
Dec 20, 2016 Inside Sources
