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What Can Be Done to Address Elderly Addiction? 

AIHC

In fact, opioid prescriptions for pain management in older adults increased ninefold from 1995 to 2010. appeared first on American Institute of Healthcare Compliance. Opioid Pain Medicines Persistent pain is typically another challenging condition of growing old. What Can Be Done to Address Elderly Addiction?

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President Biden Signs End-of-Year Legislation Including Telehealth, Medicare & Medicaid, Mental Health, Pandemic Preparedness, and Other Health Care Provisions

C&M Health Law

Section 1001 of the Act delays the 4% Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) sequester for two years, through the end of calendar year 2024. In addition, Section 1331 of the Act authorizes grants to states to enforce and ensure compliance with mental health and substance use disorder parity requirements.

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