AMA: Medicaid Leads The Way On Opioid Crisis, But Can Go Further

The American Medical Association (AMA) said Medicaid is leading the way in combating the opioid crisis and outlined opportunities for the program to further expand treatment for opioid-use disorders, including by removing barriers to medication-assisted treatment (MAT), providing more non-opioid pain management options and expanding access to providers who treat substance-use disorders. In a report released with Manatt Health on Monday (Sept. 8), AMA outlines what states are doing to respond to the opioid crisis and says commercial insurers can...