Over the last 50 years, the use of medication-assisted treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) has evolved from a controversial therapy on the outskirts of accepted medical practice and drug abuse prevention strategy to...more
The CMS Proposed Rule to update the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule for Calendar Year 2021, published in the Federal Register on August 17, 2020 (85 Fed. Reg. 50074), proposes several updates to Medicare payment regulations...more
The OIG has indicated concern that patients suffering from opioid use disorder may experience difficulty accessing medication-assisted treatment (MAT), resulting in under-utilization of this intervention that offers what the...more
7/25/2020
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Work Plans
The OIG added five new items to its Work Plan in the October 2018 update: (1) childcare provider compliance with criminal background check requirements; (2) early results from Opioid State Targeted Response Grants; (3)...more
10/29/2018
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Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization (MACRA) ,
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Opioid ,
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Work Plans
The OIG added four items to its Work Plan with the November 2017 update, as listed on the chart below. Interestingly, three of the four new items relate to Medicaid. Hot topics include prescriptions for extreme amounts of...more