Tag: MAT
NASHP’s 2020 Conference: Zooming in on Telehealth
The National Academy of State Health Policy (NASHP)’s annual conference looked a little different this year, due to being delivered in a virtual format, but still included the same informative ...
Health Policy News – November 2019
Introduction We hope many of you were able to join us for our second annual Fall Health Policy Webinar, which focused on innovative approaches to state Accountable Care Organization (ACO) ...
States Seek to Expand Substance Abuse Treatment Services via Telehealth
Passed in October 2018, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act and its provisions seek to tackle the opioid misuse ...
Health Policy News October Edition
Introduction This month’s edition of Health Policy News focuses on recent developments relative to drug policy, which has been an ever-growing focus at the State and Federal level. We continue ...
Bipartisan Bill to Tackle the Opioid Epidemic Signed into Law
The Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (“SUPPORT Act”) was signed into law by the President on October 24, 2018, after ...
CMS announces the release of $22 Million in Health Insurance Enforcement and Consumer Protections grant funding
On June 15, 2016, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) announced the release of $22 million in grant funding for State planning and implementing of the health insurance market ...