The health insurance industry: perpetuating the opioid crisis through policies of cost-containment and profitability

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Michael E Schatman et al. J Pain Res. 2015.

. 2015 Mar 18:8:153-8.

doi: 10.2147/JPR.S83368. eCollection 2015.

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