Trump Administration takes Steps to Expand Access to Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
The CY 2020 Physician Fee Schedule Final Rule (CMS-1715-F) establishes Medicare Coverage for Opioid Use Disorder Treatment Services Furnished by Opioid Treatment Programs.
Newsroom Press ReleaseCMS Announces Approval of Groundbreaking Demonstration to Expand Access to Behavioral Health Treatment
District of Columbia first to access federal matching funds for critical tools to address both opioid crisis and serious mental illness
Newsroom Press ReleaseStatement from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma on the Presidential Declaration of an Opioid Epidemic Public Health Emergency
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CMS announces new Medicaid policy to combat the opioid crisis by increasing access to treatment options
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CMS proposes policies to lower the cost of prescription drugs and combat the opioid crisis
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CMS proposes Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Ambulatory Surgical Center Payment System changes for 2019 (CMS-1695-P)
On July 25, 2018, CMS proposed changes that would encourage site-neutral payment between sites of services and make healthcare prices more transparent for patients so that they can be more informed about out-of-pocket costs.
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