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April 4, 2019: State Advocacy Update

Maine ruling on prison mediation-assisted treatment and Idaho's governor signs pharmacist prescribing bill news in AMA's latest state advocacy efforts.

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AMA: New Jersey shows leadership to help end opioid epidemic

The AMA commended NJ Gov. Murphy and state Human Services Commissioner Johnson for helping end barriers to treatment for patients with opioid use disorder.

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March 7, 2019: National Advocacy Update

Feedback on changing HIPAA, care coordination and more in the latest AMA national health care advocacy news.

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March 7, 2019: State Advocacy Update

State medical societies work to remove prior authorization for MAT, Massachusetts Insurance Commissioner's naloxone bulletin and more in AMA's state advocacy efforts.

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Feb. 22, 2019: State Advocacy Update

New York governor proposes removing prior authorization for MAT and California AG calls to help substance use disorders in the latest AMA state and local efforts to advocate for health care.

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AMA and CMA praise Atty. Gen. Becerra for supporting MAT

American Medical Association, California Medical Association praise California attorney general call for helping patients struggling with substance use disorder.

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Brett P. Giroir, MD, at the 2019 AMA National Advocacy Conference
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HHS official: Better pain treatment a key to ending opioid crisis

HHS official says two keys to ending the opioid epidemic are finding better ways to treat pain and moving from a crisis framework to a sustainable system.

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Life-saving treatment bill advanced in state hit hard by opioid epidemic

Kentucky becomes latest state taking action to remove “senseless” insurance company barriers to opioid-use disorder treatment.

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Physician groups praise panel passage bill to end prior authorization

Leading physician groups applauded a Kentucky House committee for advancing a bill making it easier for people with addiction to opioids to receive treatment.

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