Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic

Article Publication Date: 
11/2/2017
Summary: 
This letter from CMS is about how they will offer additional flexibilities to help states improve access to and quality of substance use disorder treatment through Medicaid 1115 demonstrations. CMS’s main goal is to support state initiatives to improve access to treatment by requiring less upfront administrative process barriers for approvals of state initiatives to improve access to treatment by requiring less upfront administrative process barriers for approvals of state initiatives.
Article Author: 
Neale, Brian
Topics: 
Medicaid Waivers
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Sources: 
CMS
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