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The Department of Health and Human Services today issued a proposed rule that would double the number of patients a qualified physician may treat with buprenorphine. The controlled substance is one of three drugs approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medication-assisted treatment of…
States, territories and certain other jurisdictions can apply for up to $1 million per year for five years to train first responders and other community sectors to use naloxone and other strategies to prevent prescription drug/opioid-related deaths in adults, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health…
Dick Davidson, the AHA’s president emeritus, died March 28 at age 79. Davidson retired on Jan. 1, 2007, after serving 16 years in the AHA’s top leadership role, and was the second longest-serving president in the association’s 118-year history.“Dick was an innovative and…
During a March 22 hearing of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Rep. William Lacy Clay, D-Mo., hit upon a barrier to appropriate care for patients with substance use disorders: a section of the Social Security Act restricting most in-patient mental health treatment…
In a letter submitted March 28, the AHA continued to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) to modify the shared savings determination in the Medicare Shared Savings Program so that more accountable care organizations (ACO) can share in more of the savings they generate.
In a letter submitted today, the AHA continued to urge the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to modify the shared savings determination in the Medicare Shared Savings Program so that more accountable care organizations can share in more of the savings they generate.
An estimated 1.9 million uninsured adults with mental illness or substance use disorders are eligible for Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act but live in states that have not expanded coverage, according to a report released today by the Department of Health and Human Services. That’s…
States expanding Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act are realizing savings and revenue gains as a result, according to a study released last week by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation on the budget impact of Medicaid expansion in a sample of 12 states. The savings and gains come from…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will host a webinar Thursday for clinicians on synthetic cannabinoids, an emerging class of recreational drugs associated with a growing number of adverse events. The call will review the clinical effects of the drugs, which are smoked for their…
Virginia hospitals and health systems provided $2.85 billion in community benefit and other types of community support in 2014, according to a new report by the Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association. They also employ 115,000 people, generate $36 billion in economic activity, and…