Tag: health care
How My Drinking Was Used to Deny Me Treatment for Depression
Five years ago, I called the hotline for adult psychological services at a major ...
San Francisco Hospital Program Offers Harm Reduction to Patients
In some hospitals in the United States, doctors will send people home with prescriptions ...
Proposed Drug-Decrim Ballot Initiative All Set in Washington State
Washington State activists have filed a proposed ballot initiative that would remove criminal penalties ...
Insurers Illegally Denying Mental Health, Substance Use Disorder Benefits
The US Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services and the Treasury released a ...
California to Offer Contingency Management for Stimulant Use on Medicaid
On December 29, 2021, California became the first state to receive federal approval to cover ...
In Hamilton, Ontario, a Safe Supply Program Inches Forward
A small safe supply program in Hamilton, Ontario, is expanding. It has no funding, ...
Only a Fraction of Medicare Recipients With Opioid Use Disorder Are Receiving Medication
Each year, hundreds of thousands of Medicare recipients with opioid use disorder (OUD) are ...
Hochul Signs Long-Awaited Bill Removing MOUD Barriers for New Yorkers on Medicaid
New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed legislation that removed prior authorization for people on ...
FDA Approves First Long-Lasting HIV PrEP Medication—But There’s a Catch
The FDA has approved the first injectable medication to protect against HIV transmission. Apretude ...
Canada Allows Three Mental Health Patients to Access Psilocybin Therapy
Canada’s top health agency has agreed to allow an additional three people to use ...
