Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic
Guidance for : The purpose of this letter is to announce a new direction in how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) would like to work with states on section 1115(a) demonstrations to improve access to and quality of treatment for Medicaid beneficiaries as part of a Department- wide effort to combat the ongoing opioid crisis. This revised policy will take the place of the initiative announced in the State Medicaid Directors� letter issued on July 27, 2015.
Issued by: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
Issue Date: November 01, 2017
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