Letter to HHS: Recommended Actions to Address the Chronic Disease of Addiction

On April 16, 에볼루션 바카라 sent a to Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that outlined three top priorities for the agency's consideration, each of which would have a positive impact on the lives of Americans impacted by addiction. Those include:

• Updating SMD #17-003 (Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic) section 1115 demonstration guidance to eliminate the restrictive 30-day statewide average lengths of stay (LOS) for residential treatment, and add an implementation milestone requiring residential treatment provider qualifications to fully align with the 에볼루션 바카라 Levels 3.1, 3.5, and/or 3.7 program standards identified in HR 9232/S 4860 - the Residential Recovery for Seniors Act (118th Congress), in licensure requirements, policy manuals, managed care contracts, or other guidance.

• Work with the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to update DEA and HHS regulations to allow qualified practitioners to prescribe methadone for OUD for pharmacy administration/dispensing so that this lifesaving treatment can be accessed through more medical settings, and support individuals on their pathway toward recovery and wellness. These settings include primary care, as well as Federally Qualified Health Centers and Certified Community Behavioral Health Clinics.

• Increase the valuations of Medicare codes G2086, G2087, and G2088 (office-based substance use disorder treatment) and add a performance-based incentive to ensure parity with opioid treatment program (OTP) bundled billing rates in Medicare to encourage patient choice of treatment.

에볼루션 바카라's letter also highlighted long-term policy considerations related to prevention, access to quality care, data and innovation, and fraud, waste, and abuse. 

Read the full letter .