Opioid Prescribing

Teen opioid users face same OD risks as adults.
US News and World Report. December 16, 2019.

Opioids are overprescribed for children who get their tonsils out, study finds.
Philadelphia Inquirer. August 8, 2019.

Pediatric Health Care and Policy

Young adults healthier after passage of Obamacare, study finds.
LA Times, June 17, 2014.

With the decline in youth mental health comes another concerning trend, study finds.
CNN. February 26, 2024.

‘Boys are disappearing’ from mental health care as signs of depression go undetected.
NBC. March 17, 2024.

What you really need to know about antidepressants.
New York Times. April 25, 2024.

Prescriptions for weight loss, diabetes drugs for young people leaped up 600% since 2020, study says.
CNN. May 23, 2024.

Out-of-Pocket Spending

A hospital forgot to bill her coronavirus test. It cost her $1,980.
New York Times. August 3, 2020.

The vaccines are supposed to be free. Surprise bills could happen anyway.
New York Times. December 17, 2020.

“Surprise” hospital bills after childbirth are common, study says, but here is what to do.
CNN. July 2, 2021.

$10,000: What new parents might pay for childbirth, even with insurance.
Health Day News. June 17, 2021.

Covid medical bills are about to get bigger.
New York Times. September 2, 2021.

COVID-19 hospitalizations average $4,000 in out-of-pocket costs per visit, research says.
CNN. February 26, 2022.

More families facing price shocks for lifesaving children’s medications.
NBC News. January 7, 2023.

Dr. Kao-Ping Chua on out-of-pocket costs for epinephrine auto-injectors.
The Today Show. January 21, 2023.

Low-value Care

1 in 10 kids got unneeded medical services in 2014, U of C study says.
Chicago Tribune, December 8, 2016.

Nearly 1 in 4 antibiotic prescriptions are inappropriate.
US News and World Report, January 16, 2019.

A new study calculates the incredible cost of ivermectin stupidity.
LA Times. Jan 14, 2022.

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder

We have life-saving treatments for the opioid overdose epidemic. Here is why they often do not get used.
San Francisco Chronicle. December 29, 2021.

More doctors can prescribe leading addiction treatment. Why aren’t more people getting help?
Associated Press. April 14, 2024.