Jun 4Biden-Harris budget proposes historic funding increases for addiction servicesLate last week, the Biden Administration released its FY22 budget, which contain some historic proposed increases in funding for...
Jun 4Chiquita Brooks-LaSure assumes role of CMS AdministratorChiquita Brooks-LaSure now leads the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), having recently been confirmed by the Senate. Ms....
Jun 4Bipartisan senators reintroduce bill to establish opioid manufacturing fee to fund addiction serviceSenators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Joe Manchin (D-WV), Mitt Romney (R-UT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Angus King (I-ME), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH),...
Jun 4Study finds decrease in number of tablets in opioid prescriptionsA recently published study examined post-operative opioid prescriptions and found that prescription amounts are decreasing, but have not...
Jun 4Study examines use of emergency authorities to prescribe buprenorphine during COVID-19A new study analyzed the use of emergency authorities to prescribe buprenorphine during the COVID-19 pandemic. Researchers found that,...
Jun 4NIAAA study: Brain cell clusters compete to sustain or suppress traumatic memoriesA new study from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) found two clusters of brain cells that compete to promote...
May 21New Study Examines Barriers to Buprenorphine Access in PharmaciesA study recently published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence examined barriers encountered by patients seeking to fill buprenorphine...
May 21FDA Approves Higher Dosage of NaloxoneThe Food and Drug Administration recently announced the approval of a higher dose of naloxone nasal spray to treat opioid overdose. The...
May 21CMS Issues Guidance on American Rescue Plan Funding for Medicaid Home and Community Based ServicesCMS is issuing guidance on how states can receive enhanced funding, provided through the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to increase...
May 21National Council for Behavioral Health Announces Name ChangeThe National Council for Behavioral Health recently announced it has changed its name to the National Council for Mental Wellbeing. The...
May 21New Reimbursement Program Launched for COVID-19 Vaccine Administration FeesRecently, HHS and HRSA announced a new program covering costs of administering COVID-19 vaccines to patients enrolled in health plans...
May 21Advancing Racial Justice in Addiction MedicinePolicy Statement from the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Addiction involves complex interactions among an individual’s...
May 21HHS Announces $3 Billion in American Rescue Plan (ARP) Funding for SAMHSA Block Grants to Address AdSAMHSA is distributing $3 billion in American Rescue Plan funding, the largest aggregate amount of funding to date for its mental health...
May 21Treasury Department Releases Guidance on Use of ARP Funding for Addiction and Mental HealthThe Department of the Treasury recently released guidance to States on the acceptable uses of funding from the American Rescue Plan Act...
May 21NIDA Directors on the Importance of Patient Preference in Opioid Medication DevelopmentDr. Nora Volkow, Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and Dr. Wilson Compton, Deputy Director of NIDA, recently...
May 21ONDCP Releases 2020 Report on Drug-Free Communities (DFC) ProgramThe Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently released their 2020 DFC National Cross-Site Evaluation: End-of-Year Report....
May 21CDC Data Shows Vulnerable Americans Forgoing Mental Health Care During PandemicThe Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has released data highlighting the continued impact the COVID-19 Public Health...
Mar 19Addiction and COVID-19: A Conversation with Dr. Anthony Fauci and Dr. Nora VolkowTUESDAY, MARCH 23rd / 2:00-3:30pm ET Addiction Policy Forum invites you to a webinar with Dr. Anthony Fauci, Director of the National...
