Report: Opioid crisis costing Massachusetts $2.5B a year

The problem From stress and burnout, to the opioid epidemic, to alarming suicide rates, we are facing a mental health crisis in our country. Untreated mental illness costs the country at least $444 billion per year. A 2018 HHS report determined th.....»»

An opioid crisis is unfolding across the Bay Area, according to a new report from San Francisco's public health department. L.....»»

Massachusetts deaths on the job reached an 11-year high in 2017, an increase attributable to the commonwealth’s many construction projects, as well as an increased prevalence of opioid addiction, according to a newly released report by the Massachusett.....»»

The crisis is costing the U.S. more than $500 billion per year......»»

Massachusetts is first in the nation in hourly earnings growth among small businesses, and Boston has hit a 10-year high in February, according to a new report......»»

Global dividend payments could rebound by as much as 5% this year, a new report estimated on Monday, after the coronavirus caused the biggest slump in payouts since the financial crisis more than a decade ago......»»

The reported settlement is with 43 states, the District of Columbia and three territories.....»»

op oil and gas companies sharply slowed their search for new fossil fuel resources last year, data shows, as lower energy prices due to the coronavirus crisis triggered spending cuts......»»

U.S. Treasury yields see modest moves on Thursday to close out the final trading session of a year marked by a global viral epidemic and extraordinary fiscal and monetary policy......»»

Courtesy of Caitlyn Hitt Caitlyn Hitt lives in Massachusetts and has been long-distance dating her Florida-based boyfriend for the past year. Since the COVID-19 crisis put a stop to their usua.....»»

UK-listed companies could cancel about $60 billion in dividend payments this year following Britain's lockdown and calls from regulators to preserve cash during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by analytics company Link Group......»»

David L. Ryan/The Boston Globe/Getty Images In a new report from the University of Massachusetts Amherst, 18 infectious-disease modeling researchers predicted how the US coronavirus outbreak could evolve in the coming mo.....»»

The number of Americans who applied for unemployment benefits surged by 70,000 in mid-March to a 2- 1/2-year high as the coronavirus shut down large sections of the economy. And the worst is still yet to come with the crisis triggering waves of layoffs......»»

Treasury yields came off lows on Monday amid expectations for major central banks to prop up financial conditions, following the worst week for U.S. equities since the 2008 financial crisis......»»

Treasury yields slump in choppy trading on Monday amid expectations for major central banks to prop up financial conditions, following the worst week for U.S. equities since the 2008 financial crisis......»»

Eight of the largest engineering firms in Massachusetts saw double-digit revenue growth last year, according to new research data by the Boston Business Journal......»»

Shares of Mallinckrodt PLC plummeted 45.4% in afternoon trading, after The Wall Street Journal reported that the drugmaker, which has been embroiled in litigation over its role in the opioid crisis, has begun talks with creditors a.....»»

Massachusetts businesses have launched a yearlong initiative to address the opioid crisis, forming a new coalition to reduce stigma and increase access to treatment. The Massachusetts Communication and Awareness around Recovery and Employer Support .....»»

The average U.S. household is paying an annual surtax of more than $3,000 to subsidize taxpayers who aren’t paying all they owe, a new report from the Taxpayer Advocate Service found......»»

There is no silver bullet for curing the opioid epidemic that is ravaging communities and impacting employers, but some central Ohio businesses are finding creative solutions to help address the issue from within their own organizations. A year ago, Enco.....»»