Opioids
AHA letter to Ways and Means Committee regarding policy recommendations to address the opioid epidemic.
Member Webinar
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee today held the sixth in a series of hearings on the opioid crisis, which focused on state strategies to address the crisis
The National Quality Forum today announced a guide to help health care organizations and clinicians advance opioid stewardship and appropriate pain management.
A new online tool from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality allows users to compare county-level hospitalization rates for opioids, alcohol, stimulants and other drugs.
Read more about how Boston Medical Center is Setting a National Example in Reducing Stigma
Hospital emergency department visits for suspected opioid overdoses increased 30% from July 2016 through September 2017, to 142,557.
According to a randomized trial reported today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, opioids are no better than non-opioid medications at treating chronic back pain or hip or knee osteoarthritis pain.
AHA voiced strong support for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ proposal to expand the types of supplemental benefits that MA plans can offer to better manage beneficiary health.
AHA's comment on CMS's 2019 Advance Notice and draft Call Letter for 2019.