“Top Republicans and Democrats on the House Ways and Means Committee are requesting information from critical stakeholders on how to prevent and treat opioid addiction in Medicare, as the panel seeks to craft bipartisan legislation to curb the opioid epidemic.
Specifically, they’re asking insurers, benefit managers, providers and prescribers to submit information on how the Medicare program can help stem the opioid epidemic — noting that one in three beneficiaries in Medicare’s prescription drug program received a prescription opioid in 2016.”
Read more at: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/375903-lawmakers-seek-information-on-curbing-opioid-addition-in-medicare
Source: TheHill.com – February 27, 2018
