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Prior Authorization Insurance Requirements: A Barrier to Accessing Lifesaving Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder?

Bill of Health

The federal government and several states have implemented strategies to improve and promote OUD treatment access, especially for the relatively inexpensive and effective medication buprenorphine.

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Comprehensive Guide to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Billing

Medisys Compliance

This comprehensive guide aims to explore the details of MAT billing, equipping providers with the knowledge necessary to navigate this complex terrain with confidence and accuracy.

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Payor-Led Initiatives to Strengthen Mental Health Resources

Healthcare Law Blog

While digital health support tools provide essential supplemental care, payors continue to seek to address the indispensible need for licensed practitioners to provide mental health support to the growing number of patients in need of mental health care. 6] Increase provider reimbursement strategies. Redefining the workforce.

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Five Opportunities to Use the Law to Address Persistent OUD Treatment Gaps 

Bill of Health

With support from the Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE), public health law experts from Indiana University McKinney School of Law and the Temple University Center for Public Health Law Research at the Beasley School of Law recently embarked on a systematic review of U.S.

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HHS is prioritizing consumer experience, data exchange, explainable AI

Healthcare It News

Department of Health and Human Services, who outlined the ways HHS is tailoring its approach to better serve consumers with increased cross-departmental and interdepartmental cooperation. "If you've seen one Medicaid program, you've seen one Medicaid program. And so we're very focused at HHS.

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HIPAA Continuity of Care

HIPAA Journal

The proposed changes – if finalized – will not only impact HIPAA compliance , but other federal Rules that govern uses and disclosures of PHI (i.e., Update to CMS Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule In 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) published the Interoperability and Patient Access Final Rule.

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Medical Device Cybersecurity Provisions Included in Omnibus Appropriations Bill

HIPAA Journal

trillion omnibus appropriations bill has been released by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees which, if passed, will ensure that the government remains funded until September 30, 2023. The bill must be signed by the president on Friday this week, when government funding is set to expire. The text of a $1.7

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