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Oregon Governor Kate Brown - Addressing Opioid Overdoses a top priority for 2018

The state’s Opioid Task Force recommends a multi-part plan to address the ongoing opioid overdose epidemic:

Require opioid prescribers to register for a state-wide monitoring program,
Create a mentorship program using other addicts in recovery,
Lower barriers to accessing addiction treatment (new legislation in 2019)

Oregon Governor Kate Brown - Addressing Opioid Overdoses a top priority for 2018

GAO recommends that Medicare Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce Risk of Harm from Opioid Prescriptions

GAO recommends that Medicare:

Gather information on the full number of at-risk beneficiaries receiving high doses of opioids,
Identify providers who prescribe high amounts of opioids, and
Require plan sponsors to report to CMS on actions related to providers who inappropriately prescribe opioids.

What can Medicare do to help address the nation's opioid crisis?

GAO recommends that Medicare Expand Oversight Efforts to Reduce Risk of Harm from Opioid Prescriptions

Multnomah Co. Tracking Opioid Overdoses in Real Time to get Handle on the Problem

Tools for Tapering

Oregon to Receive $600,000 in Grants to Fight Opioid Addiction

OHA will receive a $260,000 grant from the Medtronic law suit settlement to expand its Prescription Drug Overdose Prevention and Clinical Prescribing Guidelines Implementation Project. The Oregon Health Sciences University also will receive part of the settlement money to expand a project in the Portland area that deals with pregnant women with substance use disorders.

Oregon to Receive $600,000 in Grants to Fight Opioid Addiction

Legislative Update - House Bill 3440 passed!

Removes special training requirement for dispensing naloxone and requires OHA and pharmacists to publish dispensing statistics on naloxone
Prior authorization not required for reimbursing cost of medication prescribed for purpose of treating opioid or opiate withdrawal
Medical directors and pharmacy directors can now access PDMP data for their clinics.