Independence Blue Cross sponsors convention to address opioid addiction in Bucks County

heather major and Robewrt Whitley- Convention organizer
Independence Blue Cross Foundation program manager Heather Major with Together We Can Convention organizer Robert Whitley.

On National Prescription Drug Take Back Day, free grassroots public event unites hundreds

Since 2015, there has been a 50 percent increase in drug-related deaths in Bucks County, Pennsylvania — one of the highest increases across the state....
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Independence Blue Cross removes cost sharing for naloxone and Narcan

Action aims to remove access barriers, save lives, and further combat the opioid abuse epidemic

Philadelphia, PA — Independence Blue Cross (Independence) announced that as of March 1 it is removing member cost sharing for injectable and nasal spray formulations of naloxone and Narcan (a brand of naloxone). Independence is one of the first Blue plans in the country to implement this change....
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