Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the American Association of Nurse Practitioners (AANP), and the American Academy of Physician Assistants (AAPA) sent a letter to licensure boards in support of the provision of CARA that extends buprenorphine prescribing authority to NPs and PAs and asks for this information to be clearly communicated to licensed clinicians in the state.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

WISAM president Dr. Galbis-Reig attended a press conference applauding a deal to remove prior authorization from certain medications for addiction treatment.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

When a patient seeks mental health care or treatment for a substance use disorder, the law makes clear that health insurers and regulators have legal obligations to ensure patients’ access to non-discriminatory care. We are very pleased that the Parity@10 Compliance Campaign will be taking an in-depth look at the significant challenges and barriers to care patients face when seeking treatment.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

In the wake of the introduction of the Overdose Prevention and Patient Safety (OPPS) Act, a bill that would amend the federal statute underlying the addiction treatment privacy regulations known as 42 CFR Part 2 (“Part 2”), ASAM has received many questions about our support for the bill and our position on changing Part 2.

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).

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

The opioid epidemic continued throughout the United States in 2017. State legislatures have remained engaged on this issue, with every state enacting some type of measure supporting prevention, treatment, or recovery in the past two years.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM submitted a comment letter to the Department of Health and Human Services’ Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) in response to an RFI required by the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act of 2016.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

ASAM, in collaboration with the AMA and APA published an “Enhanced Attestation” form that payers and regulators can use to increase compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA).

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

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

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

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.

Aug 9, 2019, 01:00 by admin admin

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, 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

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

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

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.