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How To Prevent Rising Controlled Substance Use In Medicare
A new investigative report indicated that controlled substance prescriptions for Medicare patients have increased, leaving many wondering: What can be done to prevent physicians from churning out prescriptions for these highly addictive drugs? Conducted by ProPublica, a non-profit organization that describes itself as an independent online newsroom, the report found that Medicare covered nearly 27 million prescriptions for narcotics and stimulants in 2012 (the most recent year for which data on this subject matter is available), up 9% over 2011. There was a 5% increase in overall Medicare prescriptions from 2011 to 2012....Read More
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