Question: Consider the weekly readings about the opioid crisis and answer the following:
• What roles did hospitals, providers, pharmaceutical companies and Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) play in the current opioid crisis?
• What payment incentives contributed to their behavior?
• What changes would you recommend to the current situation.
• Explain how your proposed changes will impact the situation in a year and in a decade.
Articles for Reference: • Opioid Crisis
- The Opioid Epidemic Hits Obstetrics
- A Mega-Case Puts Opioids on Trial by Charles Lane
- An Opioid Spray Showered by John Kapoor in Riches. Now He's Feeling the Pain by Matthew Herper