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CMS, OIG agree on increasing scrutiny of psychotropic drug use

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services will be increasing its oversight of the use of psychotropic drugs to pay closer attention to certain classes, warned the lead author of a federal report ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

New Managed Care Study Findings Have Been Reported by Researchers at University of Maryland (Stimulant Patterns, Alone or With Other Psychotropic Classes, In Medicaid-insured ...

2024 MAR 14 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Fresh data on Managed Care are presented in a new report. According to news reporting from Baltimore, Maryland, ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

CCHR: Prescription Psychotropics are Overlooked Driver of the U.S. Drug Epidemic | U.S. | gjsentinel.com

Adult prescribing has steadily increased across four major psychotropic classes. [13] The journal Pharmaceuticals warns of SSRI dependence and withdrawal, affecting 55–65% of users. [14] In 2023, ...
Insurancenewsnet.com

Reports from University of Maryland Provide New Insights into Managed Care (Psychotropic Polypharmacy Combinations and Duration of Polypharmacy Among Medicaid-enrolled Youths ...

2025 MAR 25 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- Investigators publish new report on Managed Care. According to news originating from Baltimore, Maryland, by ...