Tag: substance abuse
The Federal Administration Continues to Release Guidance and Waivers in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic
Health Policy News continues tracking federal-level action aimed at addressing the broad impact of the COVID-19 pandemic with a focus on actions to support states and providers in their efforts ...
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 ...
Dishing from the 32nd National Academy of State Health Policy Annual Conference (#NASHPCONF19)
The Health Policy News team continued our summer conference travels and spent time in Chicago from August 21st-23rd at the 32nd Annual #NASHPCONF19. While we heard from many of our ...
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 ...
Health Policy News November 2017
Along with the changing weather, this time of year brings some typical health policy events, which are the focus of this month’s edition of Health Policy News. We start with ...
White House releases report on opioid crisis
On November 1, 2017, the White House released a report drafted by the President’s Commission on Combating Drug Addiction and the Opioid Crisis. The report offers 56 recommendations for action ...
White House issues report on the opioid epidemic
On July 31, 2017, the White House posted the initial findings and recommendations of its Commission on Combatting Drug Abuse and the Opioid Crisis. The Commission cites evidence that: 142 ...
Health Policy News March 2016
March was another big month in Federal health policy – with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) issuing final guidance on the 2017 certification standards for Qualified Health ...