Center for Medicaid and Medicare Services (CMS) reaffirmed to states state Medicaid programs are required to provide coverage of MAT services and drugs
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Dr. McCance-Katz delivers video message to celebrate beginning of Recovery Month
In recognition of National Recovery Month, Assistant Secretary for Mental Health and Substance Use, Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, honors the millions of Americans who have achieved recovery from mental and substance use disorders. Watch her video message celebrating the work done by the recovery community and the impressive strides in the fight against addiction.
Enhanced Provider Relief Fund Payment Portal
Providers eligible for additional allocations must provide HHS with information, and these providers must also agree to the program Terms and Conditions. This portal is currently open to Medicaid/CHIP Providers. Apply For Funding Medicaid/CHIP Provider Relief Fund Payment Forms and Guidance HHS expects to distribute $15 billion to eligible Medicaid and CHIP providers. The payment […]
Building the Addiction Medicine Workforce by Increasing Fellowships
American College of Academic Addiction Medicine American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry Office of National Drug Control Policy In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic when people around the world are urged to stay at home, individuals suffering from substance use disorder (SUD) continue to experience other life and death emergencies. They present with overdose, sepsis […]
SAMHSA approves use of PPEs as a legitimate need
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Helpful Tips from SAMHSA for Dealing with Behavioral Health and OUD During a Pandemic
Guidance on OTPs Guidance on managing emotionally – Tips For Social Distancing, Quarantine, And Isolation During An Infectious Disease Outbreak
Suicide prevention resources and new videos from SAMHSA
SAMHSA released new videos and other resources to help prevent suicide and offer support to those in crisis. Suicide can touch anyone, anywhere, and at any time. But there is hope. Find resources to help prevent suicide at https://www.samhsa.gov/suicide.
Clinical pathway to addiction medicine certification to be developed
The AOA entered into a cost-sharing agreement with the American Osteopathic Academy of Addiction Medicine (AOAAM) to start the process of opening the clinical practice pathway for initial osteopathic board certification in addiction medicine.
SAMHSA’s 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health
SAMHSA has released the latest data findings from the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). NSDUH provides estimates of the use of illegal substances, prescription drugs, alcohol, and tobacco, as well as mental disorders, treatment, and co-occurring substance use and mental disorders in the United States. NSDUH data also help to identify […]
Five things I learned writing about opioid addiction
Printed by permission of the Boston Globe By Felice J. Freyer Globe Staff, July 29, 2019 For more than a year, the Globe has been examining the opioid crisis in Massachusetts, searching to understand why so many are dying and, especially, what can be done about it. The result was a nine-part series that ended […]
