Aneri Pattani

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From Uber Rides to Patient Advocates: What It Takes to Increase ER Addiction Treatment

09/03/2021

Despite widespread consensus on the importance of addiction treatment in the ER, many hospitals fail to screen for substance use, offer medications to treat opioid use disorder, or connect patients to follow-up care.

Despite widespread consensus on...

09/03/2021

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Pharmacies Shy Away From Dispensing Addiction Medication

11/09/2021

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Pharmacists may be reluctant to dispense buprenorphine, a drug commonly used to treat patients with opioid use disorder, out of fear of potential ramifications from the US Drug Enforcement Administration.

Pharmacists may be reluctant to...

11/09/2021

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New Policies by Credit Reporting Agencies May Not Relieve Medical Debt

10/06/2022

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Credit reporting agencies are adopting new policies to help people with medical debt, but experts say the efforts are not likely to aid minority populations who are often impacted most.

Credit reporting agencies are...

10/06/2022

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State Plans Vary for Spending $26 Billion in Opioid Settlement Funds

11/22/2022

Aneri Pattani ;

States are beginning to decide how to spend billions of dollars’ worth of settlement funds from opioid manufacturers and distributors.

States are beginning to decide...

11/22/2022

Pharmacy Learning Network

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In Rural America, Deadly Costs of Opioids Outweigh the Dollars Tagged to Address Them

12/12/2022

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Some experts say settlement funds intended to bolster health services for people with opioid use disorder are not being distributed in sufficient sums to rural areas.

Some experts say settlement...

12/12/2022

First Report Managed Care