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Medication-assisted treatment (MAT) is critical for successful long-term management of opioid use disorder, allowing patients to focus on reintegrating into their lives and communities. Braeburn is working to deliver flexible-dose, next-generation therapies to manage this chronic brain disease – therapies that are administered directly by health care professionals, which may potentially minimize the risks of misuse and improve treatment adherence. Read more about MAT and Braeburn here.
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August 10, 2018
Braeburn is dedicated to doing our part for those affected by opioid use disorder
July 17, 2018
Are biometrics the new superhero? Medibio is looking at mental health, objectively.
June 4, 2018
New Illinois Parity Law Holds Insurers Accountable for Equitable Mental Health and Addiction Care
News
September 19, 2018
Ned Lamont And Patrick Kennedy Come To Hartford To Call For More Opioid Funding
Hartford Courant
August 27, 2018
Ted Kennedy’s son remembers his father’s friendship with John McCain
CNN
August 22, 2018
New law boosts insurance coverage for mental health, substance abuse treatment
The Chicago Tribune
Jun 11, 2018
Legislature passes bill to improve insurance coverage for mental health, addiction
Chicago Tribune
May 30, 2018
Ex-US Rep. Patrick Kennedy, Wife, Amy, Welcome Another Child
Boston Herald
May 18, 2018
My Turn: Patrick J. Kennedy: Marijuana is the wrong answer to children’s stress
Providence Journal
Mar 10, 2018
CNN takes a historical look at the Kennedy family in new six-part series
Associated Press
Mar 02, 2018
Patrick J. Kennedy Op-ed: Overdose death drops when addiction treatment is offered after jail time
The Hill
Mar 01, 2018
Patrick Kennedy Highlights DU’s Work to Redefine Mental Health
University of Denver
Jan 25, 2018
Ex-Dem. Rep. Kennedy Blasts Trump Administration’s Lack of Resources Given to Fight Opioid Crisis
MSNBC
Jan 23, 2018
New York mayor Bill de Blasio SUES Big Pharma over the opioid epidemic which has cost the city $500 million
Daily Mail, Natalie Rahhal
Jan 23, 2018
Opioid commission member: Our work is a 'sham'
CNN
Dec 05, 2017
Patrick Kennedy Sees 'Enormous Denial' About Opioid Issue
Bloomberg
Nov 30, 2017
Analysis Uncovers Significant Inequalities Between Mental And Physical Health: Lower Payments To Providers And Wide Disparities In Access To Benefits
PR NewsWire
Nov 21, 2017
Governor-elect Murphy Announces Transition2018 Committee Memberships
Insider New Jersey
Sep 21, 2017
Mental health brings a Kennedy to Minnesota, and he's not happy about state of affairs
Duluth News Tribune
Sep 18, 2017
Pear receives US FDA marketing nod for reSET, a Prescription Digital Therapeutic to treat disease
Pharma Biz
Sep 18, 2017
Christie: Pharma industry to work with NIH on opioid crisis
The Inquirer
Sep 18, 2017
Chris Christie announces national Pharma agreement on nonaddictive painkillers, treatment meds
Bucks County Courier Times
Sep 15, 2017
Chris Christie and Kellyanne Conway visit Cleveland: Ohio Politics Roundup
Sep 14, 2017
Christie: No timetable for Trump declaring opioid epidemic a national emergency
Cleveland.com
Sep 14, 2017
White House Opioid Commission Turns to Cleveland VA for Solutions
Cleveland.com
Sep 14, 2017
Pear Therapeutics Obtains FDA Clearance of the First Prescription Digital Therapeutic to Treat Disease
Business Insider
Sep 11, 2017
Tackling the Opioid Epidemic Presented by Hackensack Meridian Health Jersey Shore University Medical Center
News Wise
Aug 01, 2017
White House opioid commission asks Trump to declare 'national emergency' to combat overdoses
ABC News
Aug 01, 2017
White House Drug Commission Implores Trump to Declare a State of Emergency
Daily Signal
Aug 01, 2017
White House Opioid Panel Urges Trump to Declare State of Emergency
Scientific American
Aug 01, 2017
Trump's opioid commission's recommendations fly in the face of Republicans' healthcare overhaul plans
Business Insider
Aug 01, 2017
Thousands Died In Opioid Crisis While Trump Commission Stalled On Delivering Crucial Report
The Intercept
Jul 31, 2017
John McCain Models The Courage Of Bipartisanship
Janine Francolini
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Previous Events
Charlotte Chamber: 2018 Health Care Summit
April 4, 2018, 7:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
Mood Disorders Association of Ontario: “An Evening with Patrick J. Kennedy”
March 27, 2018
National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems 2018 Annual Meeting: “Preparing for Tomorrow: Opportunities in Behavioral Health”
March 19 - 21, 2018
North Carolina Healthcare Association Winter Membership Meeting: Focusing on the Future
February 15, 2018
2:15 p.m.
Raleigh, North Carolina
Northeastern University School of Law (NUSL) Annual Conference: “Diseases of Despair: The Role of Policy and Law.”
April 12-13, 2018
HLTH The Future of Healthcare
May 6 -9, 2018
