Request for
Information: Treating Pain and Substance Use Disorders
Deadline: October 11, 2019
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
has issued a Request for Information (RFI) required by
the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and
Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (SUPPORT Act) asking for public
comment on ways to address the treatment of acute and chronic pain,
and the treatment of substance use disorders including opioid use disorder
(OUD).
CMS is developing an Action Plan to include a review of
Medicare and Medicaid payment and coverage policies for substance use
disorders, and the treatment of acute and chronic pain, emphasizing
treatment that minimizes the risk of opioid misuse and OUD. The RFI also
requests comment on associated topics including data collection, special
populations, and technologies and telehealth.
RFI Questions
The RFI asks questions about treating acute and chronic pain,
including asking about actions that CMS could take to enhance treatment
access. Additionally, it asks questions about treating substance use
disorders (including opioid use disorders) and possible actions CMS to take
for expanding treatment access.
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