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U.S. Representatives: Don’t Dial Back Opioid Response Now

04/15/2020

In Wednesday’s morning plenary session in the Rx Drug Abuse & Heroin Summit, three U.S. representatives expressed cautious optimism about the nation’s drug overdose death rate dropping by 4.6% in 2018—the first decline recorded in decades—but...

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04/15/2020

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Industry Groups Seek $38.5 Billion in Emergency Funds for Behavioral Health Organizations

04/07/2020

The National Council for Behavioral Health, in conjunction with the American Society of Addiction Medicine, on Tuesday sent a letter to Congressional leaders requesting $38.5 billion in emergency funding for behavioral health organizations...

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04/07/2020

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Preparing for Increasing Need for Services, Providers Get Boost from Stimulus

04/01/2020

The $2 trillion coronavirus (COVID-19) relief bill signed on Friday by President Donald Trump includes several provisions that will directly support the nation’s behavioral healthcare infrastructure.

The $2 trillion coronavirus...

04/01/2020

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West Virginia Senators Reintroduce Legislation to Overhaul 42 CFR Part 2

03/13/2020

West Virginia’s two senators, Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito and Democrat Sen. Joe Manchin, have reintroduced legislation aimed at modernizing 42 CFR Part 2 regulations.

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03/13/2020

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Safehouse Prepares to Open Philadelphia Supervised Injection Facility

02/28/2020

A final ruling issued by a U.S. district judge issued on Tuesday has paved the way for Philadelphia not-for-profit Safehouse to open the first legal supervised injection facility (SIF) in the United States next week. “With yesterday's...

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02/28/2020

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Mass. Attorney General Announces Settlement with Insurers Over Suspected Parity Violations

02/28/2020

The office of Massachusetts attorney general Maura Healey this week announced that the state has reached agreements with five health insurers and two companies that manage behavioral health coverage for insurers in a move to increase access...

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02/28/2020

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Report: Bipartisan Support Shown for Funding Expansion of Access to Treatment

02/18/2020

Research released on Tuesday by the National Council for Behavioral Health shows a majority of both Republican and Democratic voters are in favor of increasing federal funding to expand mental health and addiction treatment services, but only...

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02/18/2020

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City of San Francisco to Acquire Two Struggling Residential Facilities

02/11/2020

The city of San Francisco is purchasing Grove Street House and South Van Ness Manor, a pair of residential facilities at risk of closing, according to a Bay City News Services report. The decision was announced by Mayor London Breed and city...

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02/11/2020

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Study of Readmission Rates for Psychiatric Hospitals Draws Scrutiny from NABH

01/24/2020

Researchers at University of Florida Health have collaborated with the Health Services Advisory Group on a quality measure to help the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to evaluate psychiatric hospitals nationwide.

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01/24/2020

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Report Bolsters Case for Lifting Prior Authorization on MAT in New York

12/10/2019

Strong backers of expanded access to medication treatment for opioid use disorder (OUD) in New York are eagerly awaiting Gov. Andrew Cuomo's action on adopted legislation to restrict insurers' use of prior authorization for these drugs.

Strong backers of expanded...

12/10/2019

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