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Justice Department charges 601 people in massive, $2 billion healthcare scam

Anna Giaritelli -

June 28, 2018 8:11 pm

Rep. Elijah Cummings, D-Md., speaks as he departs a deposition before the House Judiciary Committee by Peter Strzok, the FBI agent facing criticism following a series of anti-Trump text messages, on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, June 27, 2018 in Washington.

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Elijah Cummings calls GOP opioid bills ‘inadequate’ because of lack of funding

Robert King -

June 28, 2018 4:43 pm

The amount of opioids prescribed in 2015 was enough for every American to be medicated around the clock for three weeks. (AP Photo/Chris Post)

Healthcare

Senate panel advances key funding bill for opioids, medical research

Robert King -

June 28, 2018 3:46 pm

Healthcare

Bills tackling maternal health, premature births sail out of Senate panel

Kimberly Leonard -

June 26, 2018 8:12 pm

Posters comparing lethal amounts of heroin, fentanyl, and carfentanil, are on display during a news conference about the dangers of fentanyl.

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Appropriations bill adds $3.7 billion for fighting opioid epidemic

Robert King -

June 26, 2018 4:09 pm

Healthcare

House approves massive bill to fight opioid addiction

Kimberly Leonard -

June 22, 2018 3:57 pm

This file photo shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt.

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Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance share responsibility for opioid crisis, study suggests

Kimberly Leonard -

June 22, 2018 3:15 pm

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Cocaine production in Colombia has increased five-fold since US helped broker peace deal: DHS official

Anna Giaritelli -

June 21, 2018 10:00 am

FILE - This Feb. 19, 2013, file photo, shows OxyContin pills arranged for a photo at a pharmacy in Montpelier, Vt. With an overdose epidemic worsening, nearly one-third of Medicare beneficiaries received at least one prescription for commonly abused opioids such as OxyContin and fentanyl in 2015.

Healthcare

House expects to finish work on opioid bills, with eye toward Senate

Robert King -

June 18, 2018 4:01 am

Healthcare

On opioids, Congress can learn from the states

John Nygren -

June 16, 2018 4:02 am

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Tag: Opioids

Justice Department charges 601 people in massive, $2 billion healthcare scam

Elijah Cummings calls GOP opioid bills ‘inadequate’ because of lack of funding

Senate panel advances key funding bill for opioids, medical research

Bills tackling maternal health, premature births sail out of Senate panel

Appropriations bill adds $3.7 billion for fighting opioid epidemic

House approves massive bill to fight opioid addiction

Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance share responsibility for opioid crisis, study suggests

Cocaine production in Colombia has increased five-fold since US helped broker peace deal: DHS official

House expects to finish work on opioid bills, with eye toward Senate

On opioids, Congress can learn from the states

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