Policy

The guide includes strategies for fiscal management during the opioid crisis, workforce development, expanding broadband access, bridging transportation gaps to improve substance use services and overcoming economic challenges.

The New York Association of Addiction Services and Professionals and the Coalition for Behavioral Health on Thursday announced a partnership to boost their addiction treatment and behavioral health advocacy efforts.

Identification of a more rapid pathway for research on cannabinoids and a separate pathway for research on over-the-counter products were among the topics discussed by Summit speakers.

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has opted to prohibit prior authorization requirements for opioid use disorder medications under private insurance, but not under Medicaid.

We will face difficult choices around personal rights, social justice and life chances in the new year.

Panelists say CBD is a critical medicine for treating potentially very severe disorders, but more regulation for non-medical CBD products is a must.

Mark Covall, president and CEO of the National Association for Behavioral Healthcare, says more stringent enforcement of existing parity laws and increased dialogue with payers will be trends to watch in 2020.

A Milliman study released Wednesday shows a growing disparity in network use and provider reimbursement for employees and their families seeking treatment for mental health and addiction versus those seeking treatment for physical health conditions.

Our industry needs a common voice, not for industrywide lobbying or sales promotion, but to elucidate our tremendous value.

Mothers Against Prescription Drug Abuse will present its first Humanitarian Award to U.S. Rep. Hal Rogers of Kentucky for his work on various initiatives in response to the opioid epidemic.