The Department of Health and Human Services March 18 announced that it renewed the public health emergency for the nation’s opioid crisis an additional 90 days. The PHE, first declared in 2017, was set to expire March 21. The declaration allows federal agencies to use every appropriate emergency authority to address the opioid crisis.

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The Health Resources and Services Administration will award grants to rural hospitals and other providers from two areas of its Rural Communities Opioid…
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The White House issued an executive order Jan. 29 to address substance use and addiction. The order establishes the White House Great American Recovery…
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A Health Affairs study published Nov. 3 examined an increase in states banning prior authorizations in private insurance plans for opioid use disorder…
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HHS awards $1.5 billion in opioid response grants to states, tribal communities The Department of Health and Human Services announced yesterday that it…
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The Food and Drug Administration Sept. 10 released draft guidance on non-opioid treatments for treating chronic pain and reducing prescription opioid misuse.…
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A Health Affairs study published Sept. 2 found that less than 40% of Medicare beneficiaries with opioid use disorder received standard care in alignment with…