| Regence health plans announced today progress toward a company goal to reduce opioids prescriptions by 25 percent across the four-state region of Oregon, Washington, Idaho and Utah by 2020. Results reported through the fourth quarter of 2017 reflect a 22 percent decrease since 2015. Regence is on pace to reach a 25 percent reduction in opioid prescriptions two years ahead of schedule with expanded policies and practices that took effect Jan. 1, 2018. ... |