Part of the opioid crisis: They're cheap

[Loren Pechtel]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/health/opioid-painkillers-insurance-companies.html

Insurance companies are much more willing to pay for opioids than less addictive but far more expensive alternatives. That's something Congress could fix: Prohibit insurance companies from favoring a course of treatment that involves a drug with a higher schedule.

 

[whichphilosophy]

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/09/17/health/opioid-painkillers-insurance-companies.html

Insurance companies are much more willing to pay for opioids than less addictive but far more expensive alternatives. That's something Congress could fix: Prohibit insurance companies from favoring a course of treatment that involves a drug with a higher schedule.

Opiates are cheaper but have more repeat custom.

 

[rousseau]

Just another example of corporate profits bending your country over yet again.