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An Epidemic Within a Pandemic
The response to the U.S. opioid crisis has been fractured, making it hard for experts to collaborate and share best practices. This approach has led to an abundance of policies and solutions, many of which target small portions of the crisis rather than taking a holistic view. To bring together experts from across industries, organizations, and specialties, the Aspen Institute and National Academy of Medicine launched the Action Collaborative on Countering the U.S. Opioid Epidemic. Through convenings, publications, strategic partnerships, webinars, this podcast, and other outlets the experts who comprise the Action Collaborative aim to uplift established evidence, promote best practices, identify research gaps, and identify collaborative approaches to countering the opioid crisis.
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Unprecedented Claims Reprocessing Order Stayed Pending Appeal to the Ninth Circuit
On February 1, 2021, Chief Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero entered final judgment in
Wit v. United Behavioral Health, No. 3:14-cv-2346 (N.D. Cal.).
Wit is an ERISA class action concerning the propriety of certain guidelines previously used by United Behavioral Health (UBH) when adjudicating claims for outpatient and residential inpatient behavioral health treatments. The
Wit court appointed a special master to oversee UBH’s compliance with the monumental task of “reprocessing” more than 67,000 claims for mental health treatment, as well as with other detailed declaratory and injunctive remedies. This “Health Update” reviews developments in the
Feb 23, 2021
WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, U.S. Senators Rob Portman, R-Ohio, and Sheldon Whitehouse, D-Rhode Island, introduced the Telehealth Response for E-prescribing Addiction Therapy Services, or TREATS, Act to support the expansion of telehealth services for substance use disorder treatment. The bill would build upon the Trump Administration’s action to waive regulatory restrictions for accessing care in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
While the temporary waivers provide a necessary reprieve for patients so that they may continue their treatments and counseling virtually, they are time-limited and will ultimately expire at the conclusion of the Public Health Emergency.
The TREATS Act would extend these telehealth flexibilities by making permanent key waivers, including the ability to prescribe Medication Assisted Therapies and other necessary drugs without needing a prior in-person visit and the ability to bill Medicare for audio-only telehealth services. By taking thes