While the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers closely monitors legislative and regulatory activity at the national level, there are situations when we also comment on state legislative activity, such as when it sets a precedent or violates NAATP policy.
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Yesterday the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released their annual National Drug Control Strategy.
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A study conducted and released today by Milliman, Inc. outlines the disparity of coverage between physical health and substance use disorders and mental health. NAATP joins former Congressman Patrick Kennedy and Congressman Jim Ramstad in their request for Congressional Hearings to examine this inequity.
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As Congress continues its bi-partisan efforts to address the nation's addiction crisis, the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers has this week delivered to all members of Congress its recently released Addiction Treatment Provider Quality Assurance Guidebook: A Guide to the Core Competencies for the Delivery of Addiction Treatment Services (The Guid
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Today NAATP joined the addiction field in calling on the Chair and Ranking member of the
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During our annual conference this year, NAATP added a “Hill Day” where 120 members stayed an extra day and met with their US Senators and Representatives in Congress.
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Yesterday the Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) released its first national strategy since this administration has been in office. Newly confirmed Director Jim Carroll made the announcement.
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Last evening the United States Senate confirmed acting ONDCP Director, Jim Carroll to the position. He became the first permanent director in nearly two years.
While Director Carroll has not had extensive experience in this field, the White House said Carroll “has extensive leadership experience making him eminently qualified to lead the office.”
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Today, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar announced new flexibility for states wishing to expand the limits contained in the IMD exclusion for Medicaid patients. Existing policy limited Medicaid funding for long-term mental health and substance use disorder treatment in inpatient settings.
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The mid-term election is now history. Once again, the American People have given us divided government. NAATP congratulates the winners in last night’s election.
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Yesterday the President signed HR 6, the bi-partisan Opioid legislation Congress has been working on most of 2018. The legislative package contained over 120 separate bills and was supported by both sides of the political aisle.
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The Substance Use Disorder and Mental Health Treatment fields celebrated the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (Parity) today during an event hosted by the Kennedy Forum at the Russell Senate Office building.
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Late Tuesday, following weeks of discussions, House and Senate negotiators reached a final agreement on a bill addressing the opioid crisis.
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This evening the U.S. Senate passed their version of the package designed to address the Opioid crisis and other substance use disorders. It contained over 70 legislative proposals from five different Senate committees. The vote was 99 to 1.
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Senate Leadership announced last evening that they will vote on a bi-partisan package of legislation designed to address the opioid crisis and other substance use disorder issues. The vote will be scheduled next week.
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CMS has awarded $8.6 million in remaining Affordable Care Act (ACA) grants to 30 states and the District of Columbia to bolster their insurance markets.
According to CMS, the funding can be used to analyze a state's insurance marketplace with the goal of boosting competition, or improving access to mental health and addiction treatment services.
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Before leaving Washington for its August recess, the US House of Representatives passed a large package of bills related to the Opioid crisis and Substance Use Disorder (SUD) generally. As we know, people continue to die in huge numbers as a result of Opioid and other addictions.
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Yesterday the National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers provided testimony to the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, regarding the Association’s Quality Assurance Initiative.
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The US House of Representatives passed NAATP priorities this week as they address opioid/substance use disorder legislation.
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Today the House Energy and Commerce Committee announced, in a press release, that it is investigating call aggregators as they focus on ethical problems with some addiction treatment providers.