RTI International: Medicare Part D Plans Have Removed Barriers to Opioid Use Disorder Medications
July 09, 2019
July 09, 2019
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, North Carolina, July 9 -- RTI International issued the following news release:
Opioid death rates continue to rise, having reached 48,000 in 2017. Opioid use disorder medications can cut a patient's risk of death in half. Requiring individuals to obtain health plan approval before being able to fill a prescription for these live-saving medications can create unnecessary barriers to accessing care. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association . . .
Opioid death rates continue to rise, having reached 48,000 in 2017. Opioid use disorder medications can cut a patient's risk of death in half. Requiring individuals to obtain health plan approval before being able to fill a prescription for these live-saving medications can create unnecessary barriers to accessing care. A new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association . . .