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Voices: Deanna Heath, VP of Hospice and Palliative Care Services, KanTime

Hospice News

Deanna Heath: I have worked in the post-acute space since 2003 with a focus in hospice. In that role, I worked on improving outcomes and surveys along with chart reviews, which are critical to my role as the VP of Hospice and Palliative Care Services today. The difference is Medicare Advantage vs Humana VBID.

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Undisclosed Conflicts of Interest by Physicians Creating the CDC Opioid Prescribing Guidelines: Bad Faith or Incompetence?

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In November 2003, the Orlando Sentinel published a series of articles on OxyContin, exemplifying the media’s moral panic about opioids (12). This unexpectedly and undesirably increased health insurers’ medication costs, including Medicare and Medicaid (22). Orlando Sentinel, October 19, 2003. Orlando Sentinel, December 5, 2003.

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