Baltimore Health Commissioner Dr. Leana Wen sign a new standing order June 1 making an antidote that reverses the effects of opioids available over the counter. The order makes the medication, called naloxone, readily available to residents. Previously, a training ...
Read More »Hogan allows drug price-gouging bill to become law
Gov. Larry Hogan has allowed to become law a measure that gives the state attorney general the power to sue generic drug manufacturers over price gouging. Hogan, in a letter released in late May, said the prescription drug bill raised ...
Read More »Texas lawmakers make few moves to address pregnancy deaths
AUSTIN, Texas — Lawmakers in Texas largely failed to take any significant action to address the state’s skyrocketing rate of pregnancy-related deaths just months after researchers found it to be the highest in not only the U.S., but the developed ...
Read More »Hagerstown drug treatment provider to pay $375K to settle Medicaid fraud case
A Hagerstown-based drug and alcohol treatment provider will pay $375,000 to the state to settle allegations it committed Medicaid fraud by employing a prohibited person and deceiving state regulators. Wells House Inc. employed a person on the federal List of Excluded ...
Read More »Leonard to become new CEO at Peninsula Regional Medical Center
The Peninsula Regional Health System and the Peninsula Regional Medical Center announced that Steven E. Leonard has accepted the position of president/CEO designate. He will succeed Dr. Peggy Naleppa, who is retiring after a 15-year career with PRHS and PRMC, ...
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