By Rachel Roubein | The Hill
An increasing number of states and entities in the health industry are putting curbs on the amount of opioids that doctors can prescribe, a controversial move aimed at combating the opioid crisis.
These limits have garnered support from various stakeholders and are now being considered in Congress, with a bipartisan group of senators proposing to set a cap on first-time prescriptions for acute pain.
But the opioid limits have sparked opposition from the American Medical Association (AMA), the powerful group of physicians. It warns that the opioid rules are arbitrary and inhibit a doctor’s ability to care for their patients on an individual basis.
