healthcare

Companies Use Patient Data to Generate “Risk Scores” for Their Likelihood of Addiction

The Food and Drug Administration ended 2018 by awarding Milliman, a health insurance consulting company, with extra resources and expedited…

February 5, 2019

My Life of Overusing Pills for Back Pain in a Grueling Factory Job

I have a factory-floor job here in Montreal, Canada. I wake up each morning at 5 am for what is…

January 28, 2019

Fifteen Examples of Discrimination Against People With Substance Use Disorders

In light of the imminent threats to the confidentiality of substance use disorder patients, Legal Action Center, along with Faces…

January 17, 2019

Confidentiality for Patients With Substance Use Disorders Is Under Threat

When patients seek treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs)—in a society that stigmatizes and discriminates against people with SUDs in…

January 17, 2019