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Jan. 8, 2021: State Advocacy Update

Coverage for all forms of MOUD now required by Medicaid and more in the latest State Advocacy Update.

Advocacy Update
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Overdose epidemic requires state action to remove barriers to care

AMA, Mannatt report emphasizes the increasing importance of removing barriers to evidence-based care.

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As COVID-19 surges, AMA sounds alarm on nation’s overdose epidemic

Learn about the policy steps that must be taken to improve access to lifesaving substance-use disorder treatment.

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AMA to push for better access to opioid-use disorder treatments

The AMA will advocate sustained funding for evidence-based care and support research to help bring more treatments into the primary care setting.

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Taking action on opioid use disorder, pain & harm reduction during COVID-19

Policy recommendations focused on pain, opioid use disorder (OUD) and harm reduction to help states during the COVID-19 epidemic.

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How to reignite the fight against the nation’s opioid epidemic

The COVID-19 crisis is far from over, yet the opioid epidemic continues to flare. The AMA details steps states should take, and calls on CDC to revise its opioid prescribing guideline.

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June 5, 2020: National Advocacy Update

AMA makes recommendations to CMS on rural maternal health care and more National Advocacy Update news.

Advocacy Update
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Experts discuss the pandemic’s impact on the opioid epidemic

The AMA is leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. See the latest daily video update on how the COVID-19 pandemic has impacted the opioid epidemic.

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May 15, 2020: State Advocacy Update

Opioid epidemic may be worsening; states must implement federal flexibility in the latest State Advocacy Update.

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