On December 10, 2024, Senator Markey (D-Mass) and Senator Mike Braun (R-Ind.) sent a letter to various private equity (PE) firms who have invested in opioid treatment programs (OTPs). The letter requested information...more
On July 10, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released the Medicare Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule (Proposed Rule) for the calendar year 2025. The Proposed Rule would implement certain provisions of the...more
7/30/2024
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Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will cover telehealth-based treatment services delivered by federally-accredited opioid treatment programs (OTPs), commonly referred to as “methadone clinics.” This new reimbursement is...more
11/10/2022
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Starting January 1, 2023, Medicare will expand and increase coverage of certain services and providers to advance access to prevention and treatment services for substance use disorders (SUD) and mental health services. These...more
In the 12-month period starting in April 2021, over 100,000 people have died from drug overdoses, a 28.5% increase from the same period the year before. While the opioid crisis has been a declared public health emergency...more
Payment misalignment in Medicare FFS for Substance Use Disorder (SUD) treatment as the subject of potential legislative and/or regulatory reforms -
New opportunities for investor-backed behavioral health platforms in...more
3/3/2021
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New Hampshire is starting 2017 with stepped-up efforts to manage its oft-described opioid epidemic. Though the most recent regulations are directed at individual prescribers, and do not apply to the administration of opioids...more