As Controlled Substance Use Rises in Medicare, Prolific Prescribers Face More Scrutiny
December 17, 2014
Despite warnings about abuse, Medicare covered more prescriptions for potent controlled substances in 2012 than it did in 2011. The program’s top prescribers often have faced disciplinary action or criminal charges related to their medical practices.
Charles Ornstein and Ryann Grochowski Jones (ProPublica)
Despite a national crackdown on prescription drug abuse, doctors churned out an ever-larger number of prescriptions for the most-potent controlled substances to Medicare patients, new data shows.
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