social work

Addiction and Drug Use

Insurers Hire Social Workers To Tackle The Opioid Epidemic

Deborah Becker

Some health plans in Massachusetts are putting tighter limits on painkiller prescriptions. Others are hiring their own social workers to help customers who struggle with opioid abuse quit for good.
Costs of Care (old)

Healthcare Super-Users

http://media.soundmedicine.org/segments/121513_1.mp3In 2012, Indianapolis Emergency Medical Services made 96,000 runs in response to 9-1-1 calls. Each…

Sick Season 2

Incarcerated people are some of the sickest people in our country. Many have chronic conditions such as diabetes or lung disease. And they’re far more likely to suffer from mental illness and addiction. On Season 2 of Sick, listen to stories of what goes wrong in corrections facilities — places meant to keep people healthy, but built to punish them.

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