Man standing rubbing his sore back.
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3 critical factors to help guide your management of chronic pain

Educational module provides physicians with the tools they need to understand chronic pain treatment and safely prescribe opioid medications.

Behavioral Health
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Feb. 23, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Prior authorization for treatment of substance use disorders, Massachusetts gun safety discussions and more in AMA's latest state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
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AMA commends Aetna commitment on opioids treatment

The American Medical Association commended Aetna today for joining other health insurers in eliminating prior authorization for opioid treatment as of March 1

Press Releases
Patient suffering from opioid addiction.
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Opioid-related morbidity and mortality: What every physician should know

Educational module offers background on opioid-related harm and safe use of opioids in patients experiencing pain.

Behavioral Health
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Feb. 9, 2017: State Advocacy Update

Drug testing appropriateness document, Rhode Island opioid educational toolbox and more in the latest of AMA's state and local advocacy efforts.

Advocacy Update
Diagram of simplifying path to prior authorization
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AGs called on to help stop prior authorization for MAT

National Association of Attorneys General urged to follow New York Attorney General’s lead and stop prior authorization on medication-assisted treatment (MAT) across the nation.

Sustainability
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2 more states ease access to naloxone

Health officials in Utah and Louisiana issue standing orders for naloxone to expand access to the life-saving opioid overdose antidote.

Behavioral Health
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Seeing someone vape makes younger smokers want to light up: study

Although they look less like cigarettes than their predecessors, vape pens still cause young adult smokers to crave combustibles when exposed to their use.

Behavioral Health
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Drug pricing needs transparency, physicians say

Physicians forcefully voice concerns about increasing prescription drug prices and call for transparency from pharmaceutical companies.

Behavioral Health