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Best Safe Opioid Prescribing or Alternative Pain Management for Substance Use Products

Best Safe Opioid Prescribing or Alternative Pain Management for Substance Use Products

Strategies and tools to promote safe opioid prescribing practices and offer alternative pain management options for individuals with substance use disorders.

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Behavioral Health
338 hospitals adopted
581 products

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Medicaid and vulnerable populations are particularly impacted by the lack of access to behavioral health services and an estimated 9 million Medicaid adults have been diagnosed with mental illness, over 3 million have a substance use disorder (SUD), and nearly 1.8 have both; Medicaid spending for behavioral health patients is 4x higher than normal, and behavioral health Medicaid patients account for a disproportionate share of unnecessary ED visits.

Behavioral health access includes the following capabilities:

  • Increasing Access & Capacity for Behavioral Health
  • Tele-Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) Services
  • Telemental Services
  • Peer Support Services
  • On-demand Behavioral Health Services
  • Driving Clinical Innovation for Behavioral Health
  • Behavioral Health Screening
  • Behavioral Health Integration
  • ED-based Mental Health Interventions
  • ED-based Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Interventions


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Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery
54 hospitals adopted
97 products

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The Overarching Case for Action:

  • A pervasive need: Addiction/overdose is now the leading cause of death for Americans under 50, and 18.2 million Americans are in the current “addiction treatment gap". Substance misuse generates $442B in economic loss per year.
  • An evolving role for incumbents: Medicaid MCO penetration is shifting the cost burden to plans and, in turn, health systems. To treat SUD, providers are pivoting from an infectious disease care model to a chronic...
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