Thursday - April 3, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Maryland Newsletter for Tuesday April 01, 2025 ( 2 items )  

ASAM Urges Congress to Undermine Drug Cartels by Protecting Medicaid Expansion for Americans Battling Addiction
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * ASAM Urges Congress to Undermine Drug Cartels by Protecting Medicaid Expansion for Americans Battling Addiction On March 31, ASAM sent a letter to Congressional leadership calling on them to reject proposals to reduce Medicaid's federal reimbursement rate for Medicaid Expansion. The letter argues that Medicaid Expansion, and the coverage it provides fo  more

Trump Executive Order Opens Door to Fix Methadone for OUD Regulation
CHEVY CHASE, Maryland, March 31 [Category: Health Care] -- The American Society of Addiction Medicine posted the following news release: * * * Trump Executive Order Opens Door to Fix Methadone for OUD Regulation # Leadi ng addiction medicine, think tank, and pharmacy organizations issue a letter urging the Trump Administration to fix burdensome regulation which currently bans qualified practitioners from prescribing methadone for OUD and pharmacies from filling the prescription. Read the fu  more