Morning Briefing
Summaries of health policy coverage from major news organizations
Viewpoints: Are Pharmacy-Dispensary Hybrids The Future?; Biden Is Taking Steps To Curb Fentanyl Abuse
The Philadelphia Inquirer: Camden Cannabis Dispensary Opens In A Neighborhood Pharmacy, Thought To Be The First Of Its Kind
Camden now has a dispensary for medical and recreational marijuana inside a neighborhood pharmacy, offering customers one-stop shopping and home delivery.It is believed to be the first dispensary in New Jersey’s growing cannabis industry to be inside a pharmacy, said Anthony V. Minniti, owner and operator of Bell Rexall Pharmacy. (Melanie Burney, 11/21)
USA Today: How Dangerous Is Fentanyl? How Biden Is Fighting Lethal Drug Trade
Our nation is facing the most dynamic and complex illegal drug environment in history, one that takes the life of an American every five minutes around the clock. (Dr. Rahul Gupta, 11/21)
The Star Tribune: Buyer Beware On 'Health Care Sharing Ministries'
In a Health Care Sharing Ministry (HCSM), "members follow a common set of religious or ethical beliefs and make monthly payments to help pay the qualifying medical expenses of other members," according to the Commonwealth Fund, a nonpartisan health policy organization. (11/20)
Newsweek: The U.S. Worked Tirelessly To Fight AIDS And COVID. Why Not Fentanyl?
For those who follow drug use trends, 1979 was known as the highwater mark of dangerous and illegal drug use, with 14.1 percent of our population regularly abusing drugs. To almost no headlines, we actually beat our 1979 apex of regular drug use in the data that came out this time last year. With the release of this year's National Survey on Drug Use and Health, we have beat our record again. (Seth Leibsohn, 11/20)
Miami Herald: Dollars Spent Fighting Global HIV Have An Outsize Impact
Twenty-one years ago, President George W. Bush stood in the White House Rose Garden to make an announcement that was nothing short of visionary at the time: to save the lives of millions of children around the world, his administration would put $500 million toward preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV. (Gabriel Salguero, 11/20)
