Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued their Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Action Plan. Congress included a provision in Section 13002 of the 21st Century Cutes Act requiring HHS to create this Action Plan detailing recent and planned actions from the Departments of HHS, Labor, and Treasury related to ongoing implementation of the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).

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The briefing, titled “Transforming Addiction Treatment: A Bigger, Bolder Response to America’s Opioid Overdose Epidemic,” brought together experts working on the front lines of addiction treatment to discuss the comprehensive approach needed to stem the tide of a public health emergency that claimed 42,249 lives in 2016.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Penny Mills, ASAM’s Executive Vice President (EVP) and CEO, has decided she will retire at the beginning of June 2020.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Washington, DC – ACOG, AAP, ASAM, March of Dimes and NOFAS released a statement in response to the policy instituted by the Big Horn County Attorney’s Office in Montana to prosecute and incarcerate pregnant women for drug/alcohol use.

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The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) is excited to welcome the Academy of Integrative Pain Management (AIPM) as the newest member of the coalition. Founded in 1988, AIPM is a diverse community of healthcare providers representing more than 30 distinct disciplines who are dedicated to using all appropriate therapeutic approaches to reduce pain and achieve optimal health and healing.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM commends CMS for issuing this new guidance which expands access to care and requires states to align their section 1115(a) demonstrations with certain goals and milestones.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM, working with the Partnership to Amend 42 CFR PArt 2, sent a letter urging lawmakers to align 42 CFR Part 2 with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) enthusiastically welcomes Shatterproof as a new member of the Coalition. Shatterproof is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to ending the devastation addiction causes families.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM responded to an RFI regarding challenges, failures, fraud and abuse within the SUD treatment industry, as well as opportunities to improve the quality of treatment.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM praised the House Appropriations Committee for including full funding for two new critical substance use disorder (SUD) workforce programs in its FY 2020 Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and Related Agencies appropriations bill.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

On July 3, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), American Academy of PAs (AAPA), American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM), approved providers of DATA 2000 training, issued a letter to Attorney General Jeff Sessions thanking the Department of Justice (DOJ) for identifying individuals who may be committing opioid-related criminal activity and health care fraud involving patients with addiction and expressing the need to work together so such actions do not have unintended consequences that dissuade clinicians from prescribing buprenorphine and leave patients without treatment should their practitioners’ offices be closed.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Dr. Mejzak stressed the importance of strengthening federal parity law enforcement at a roundtable discussion.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

On Friday, June 16th, President Trump’s Commission on Combatting Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis held a teleconference to discuss the Opioid Commission’s work and included participants from nine national non-profit organizations as well senior members of the Trump administration.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

CSOO and MHLG hosted a roundtable discussion with Congressman David Trone to discuss legislative efforts in Congress regarding mental health and addiction.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM offered detailed recommendations for addressing the opioid epidemic.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics has accepted a letter to the editor urging the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) establish a requirement that all residents and fellows who care for patients who use opioids, as well as their core faculty, receive specific training on the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD).

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

Today, the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) that recommend revisions to the proposed 2019 Medicare Physician Fee Schedule (MPFS) that will improve the delivery of evidence-based addiction medicine to combat the nation’s opioid overdose epidemic.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The Coalition to Stop Opioid Overdose (CSOO) welcomes HIV Alliance as a new member of the coalition. HIV Alliance was formed in 1994 to support individuals living with HIV/AIDS and prevent new HIV infections.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM took the opportunity to advocate for standardization of addiction treatment when MACPAC released its request for information on the Medicaid IMD Additional INFO Act.