Missouri Finds Managing Pain Without Opioids Isn't Fast or Easy

Missouri started offering alternatives to opioids for Medicaid patients battling chronic pain and found that only a small fraction of users accessed the program. Describes how alternatives like chiropractic care, acupuncture, and physical therapy are more time consuming forms of care and how often times, clinics are weary of accepting Medicaid as a payer.

Source: News stories via the Rural Assistance Center - February 12, 2020 Category: Rural Health Source Type: news