Federal legislation to address the opioid crisis: Medicaid provisions in the SUPPORT Act
- Collection:
- Health Policy and Services Research
- Series Title(s):
- Issue brief (Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Author(s):
- Musumeci, MaryBeth, author Tolbert, Jennifer, author
- Contributor(s):
- Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, issuing body.
- Publication:
- San Francisco, CA : Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, October 2018
- Language(s):
- English
- Format:
- Text
- Subject(s):
- Opioid-Related Disorders -- prevention & control Opioid-Related Disorders -- rehabilitation Opioid-Related Disorders -- therapy Rehabilitation -- legislation & jurisprudence Substance-Related Disorders -- prevention & control Substance-Related Disorders -- rehabilitation Substance-Related Disorders -- therapy Analgesics, Opioid -- therapeutic use Federal Government Insurance, Health, Reimbursement Medicaid Opiate Substitution Treatment Pain Management Prescription Drug Monitoring Programs Humans United States
- Genre(s):
- Technical Report
- Abstract:
- On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law, the Substance Use Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act. The comprehensive, bipartisan legislation to address the opioid epidemic, which passed overwhelmingly in both the House and Senate, tackles many aspects of the epidemic, including treatment, prevention, recovery, and enforcement. While very broad in scope, the final legislation contains a number of provisions related to Medicaid's role in helping states provide coverage and services to people who need substance use disorder (SUD) treatment, particularly those needing opioid use disorder (OUD) treatment.
- Copyright:
- Reproduced with permission of the copyright holder. Further use of the material is subject to CC BY license. (More information)
- Extent:
- 1 online resource (1 PDF file (6 pages)).
- NLM Unique ID:
- 101740371 (See catalog record)
- Permanent Link:
- http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101740371