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Access to Care for Justice-Involved Pregnant People With a Substance Use Disorder

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There is a critical need to increase access to evidence-based care for justice-involved pregnant people with a substance use disorder (SUD)—and connect them to continued coverage and care upon release—according to national...more

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Congress Takes Action to Curb the Opioid Crisis

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In a bipartisan effort to combat the opioid crisis, H.R. 6, the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment (SUPPORT) for Patients and Communities Act (the Act), was enacted on October 24,...more

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America’s Opioid Crisis

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The Genesis of the Opioid Crisis - The deaths caused by opioids in 2016 exceeded the total deaths in any single year from car accidents, gun violence and even HIV/AIDS at the height of that epidemic. Multiple factors have...more

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Medicaid: Linchpin in State Strategies to Address Opioid Epidemic

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The nation’s opioid epidemic claimed more than 42,000 lives in 2016, and more than 2 million people in the United States have an opioid use disorder (OUD). Yet only 1 in 5 people suffering from an OUD receive treatment. The...more

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Health Care Weekly Preview from ML Strategies – February 2018 #3

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This week, Congress is back in session and will continue its role in addressing the opioid epidemic. While fighting the epidemic is going to be a top priority in Congress this work period, a renewed push for gun control and...more

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Trump Administration: 2017 Recap and 2018 Outlook

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On January 20, 2017, businessman Donald J. Trump was sworn in as the 45th President of the United States following a contentious and unconventional 2016 presidential election. Republicans also successfully maintained control...more

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OIG Work Plan – October 2017 Update

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The OIG added five new items to its Work Plan with its October 2017 monthly update. This is a decrease from the nine new items added to the Work Plan with the September 2017 update. (For more information on last month's Work...more

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OIG Work Plan – September 2017 Update

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Beginning in June 2017, the OIG began making monthly Work Plan updates. These monthly updates create some practical challenges for health care providers and compliance professionals trying to make operational and compliance...more

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OIG Report Details Decline in Healthcare Fraud Recoveries

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Last week OIG released its semiannual report to Congress, which details the results of OIG’s operations for the first half of the 2017 federal fiscal year. Healthcare fraud recoveries by OIG totaled $2.04 billion during the...more

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Medicaid’s Role in the Delivery and Payment of Substance Use Disorder Services in Montana

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The State of Montana is grappling with a serious and growing public health problem in substance use disorders (SUDs)—including alcoholism, methamphetamine use and opioid abuse and overdose—as well as the related, profound...more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - August 2016 #4

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HealthCare.gov plans an open enrollment pilot that will let consumers compare provider network breadth; new Medicaid enrollees reduce out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs by nearly 60%; and Kansas’s Governor announces...more

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Manatt on Medicaid: Medicaid: States’ Powerful Tool to Combat the Opioid Crisis

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Editor’s Note: The United States is in the throes of a rapidly worsening opioid epidemic. The crisis is far-reaching: As of 2014, 1.9 million Americans had an opioid use disorder involving prescription medication, and an...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: The Affordable Care Act turned 6 years old on March 23... Four in ten voters say health care is extremely important when picking a President, according to a Kaiser Family Foundation’s new tracking poll......more

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Manatt on Health Reform: Weekly Highlights - March 2016 #3

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Oklahoma seeks federal approval for premium assistance program targeted to American Indians/Alaska Natives; Louisiana estimates $100 million in net savings from Medicaid expansion; and Vermont becomes the first state to...more

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Washington Healthcare Update

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This Week: Medicaid program takes financial hits as the House looks for “savers” and acts on a budget... while the Senate sees no reason to do a budget... The Senate focuses on ACA oversight and mental health and opioid abuse...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On March 15, 2016, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued voluntary guidelines entitled, “CDC Guidelines for Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain — United...more

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Health Care Update - March 2016

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Senate HELP Committee Set for Second Mark Up on Cures Effort - This week, the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hold its second legislative mark-up on its counterpart to the...more

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A&B Healthcare Week in Review

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I. REGULATIONS, NOTICES, & GUIDANCE - On February 24, 2016, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) issued a guidance entitled, “Special Enrollment Confirmation Process” that will enhance program integrity...more

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Is Sec. Aldona Wos Challenging the Goliath - Like MCOs? Will She Win?

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I attended a Women in Leadership conference the other day. The keynote speaker asked for us to come up with a one sentence mantra or mission statement that we would use to describe our purpose in life. I had never thought...more

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