Understanding Links among Opioid Use, Overdose, and Suicide

12/13/2020

represents more than a doubling in the age-adjusted rate of deaths from suicide and unintentional overdose … iatrogenic increases in opioid use disorders may also be contributing to the increasing rates of suicide … that higher dosages of prescribed opioids are associated with higher rates of fatal and nonfatal overdose …

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Focusing on Social Determinants to Improve Health

12/13/2020

percent. For example, lack of stable housing contributes to higher rates of tuberculosis …

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Recognizing Blind Spots - A Remedy for Gender Bias in Medicine? (pdf)

12/13/2020

, Figueroa JF, Orav EJ, Blumenthal DM, Jha AK. Comparison of hospital mortality and readmission rates …

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Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on COVID-19 Relief, Medicare Payment Cuts and Out of Network Billing (PDF)

12/11/2020

all Medicare payment rates. While the 2021 Medicare payment rule would also provide long overdue …

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Letter to Congressional Leadership on Medicare Payment Cuts and Waiving Budget Neutrality (PDF)

12/11/2020

Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) that threatens to cut rates for many physicians beginning … rates. These cuts will be harmful to primary care physicians (PCPs) and other medical specialty …

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COVID-19 Vaccine Coverage and Reimbursement Update

12/11/2020

that is reasonable. A payment at the Medicare rate for vaccine administration will be considered reasonable … Vaccine Coverage and Reimbursement Update, Page 4 Medicare payment rates for COVID-19 … requiring a series of 2 or more doses, the initial dose(s) administration payment rate will be $16.94 …

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Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation on COVID-19 Relief, Medicare Payment Cuts and Out of Network Billing

12/8/2020

that determines all Medicare payment rates. While the 2021 Medicare payment rule would also provide long overdue …

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2020 A, B, C House Votes Combined

12/7/2020

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2020 Final House Votes - Reference Committee B

12/7/2020

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2020 Final House Votes - Reference Committee C

12/7/2020

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