SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act

FORE Awards New Grants To Catalyze Federal Response to the Opioid Crisis

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Wednesday, May 31, 2023

New York, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced two new grants that will help develop viable strategies to address recent federal policies and laws governing the nation’s response to the continuing opioid crisis.

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  • New York, May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) today announced two new grants that will help develop viable strategies to address recent federal policies and laws governing the nation’s response to the continuing opioid crisis.
  • FORE’s support includes:
    A $200,000 grant to the Bipartisan Policy Center to assess federal levers and educate policymakers on how to optimize the federal response to the opioid crisis.
  • In 2021, a FORE grant helped BPC launch the national Opioid Crisis Task Force to develop evidence-based recommendations for how Federal policy can reduce overdose death rates — which accelerated during the pandemic — and strengthen the federal response to the crisis over the long term.
  • FORE was founded in 2018 as a private 501(c)(3) national, grant-making foundation focused on addressing the nation’s opioid crisis.

ID.me Expands Digital Wallet to Include COVID-19 Vaccine ID

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Wednesday, August 11, 2021

ID.me , the secure digital identity network with over 55 million members, today announced it is launching a digital COVID-19Vaccine ID for people to securely verify whether they are experiencing COVID symptoms or have received the vaccine.

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  • ID.me , the secure digital identity network with over 55 million members, today announced it is launching a digital COVID-19Vaccine ID for people to securely verify whether they are experiencing COVID symptoms or have received the vaccine.
  • Verified individuals may share their vaccination status by visiting a web page associated with the organization.
  • Organizations may choose from different verification options in accordance with their policies:
    Organizations may also specify the appropriate level of identity verification to accompany the vaccine verification status.
  • ID.me is announcingthe ID.me Vaccine IDat HIMSS 2021 in booth3310 (Las Vegas Sands Expo, Level 2).

Cedar Recovery selected by Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation to participate in ViT initiative

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Wednesday, April 14, 2021

Cedar is 1 of 61 total participants selected from applicants across the country.

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  • Cedar is 1 of 61 total participants selected from applicants across the country.
  • Our mission is to \'solve the opioid epidemic by providing addiction treatment that works\' in the communities we serve.
  • This initiative will allow our medical providers and therapists to offer more services to Medicare Part B beneficiaries who are suffering from opioid use disorder.
  • Patients can even connect with a doctor and counselor via telemedicine regardless of their location in Tennessee.\n'

Initiative to Get COVID-19 Vaccines to People with Substance Use Disorder Launched by Addiction Policy Forum (APF) and Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE)

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Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Assistance will be provided to people who have a substance use disorder, including those in treatment or in recovery, as well as for their family members or other caregivers.

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  • Assistance will be provided to people who have a substance use disorder, including those in treatment or in recovery, as well as for their family members or other caregivers.
  • "This project will use a two-pronged approach to reach people with substance use disorder who want the vaccine as well as those who say they are hesitant."
  • The Foundation for Opioid Response Efforts (FORE) was founded in 2018 as a private 501(c)(3) national, grant-making foundation focused on addressing the nation's opioid crisis.
  • The Addiction Policy Forum is a nationwide nonprofit organization dedicated to eliminating addiction as a major health problem.

End SUD Endorses The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act

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Thursday, February 25, 2021

AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, bipartisan members of Congress re-introduced the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act legislation that will help build universal access to lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder.

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  • AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 25, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Today, bipartisan members of Congress re-introduced the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act legislation that will help build universal access to lifesaving treatment for opioid use disorder.
  • The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act will help ensure every person with opioid use disorder has access to one of the gold standards of care: buprenorphine.
  • "The Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act is a common-sense solution to the overdose crisis that will increase participation in treatment, help eliminate stigma, and reduce healthcare and criminal justice costs," said Erin Schanning, President of End SUD and a big sister who lost her little brother to an overdose.
  • To learn more about the Mainstreaming Addiction Treatment Act, visit www.endsud.org/mat-act
    End SUD is a national, nonpartisan campaign that advances policies to prevent and treat substance use disorder.

NJ Patient Notification Law Introduced by Congress to Help Prevent Opioid Addiction Nationally

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Monday, February 22, 2021

), has introduced the bipartisanOpioid Patients' Right to Know Actto help prevent opioid addiction across the country that is based on the success of the New Jersey Patient Notification Act .

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  • ), has introduced the bipartisanOpioid Patients' Right to Know Actto help prevent opioid addiction across the country that is based on the success of the New Jersey Patient Notification Act .
  • "The Opioid Patients' Right to Know Act provides a proven prevention measure, and I urge Congress to move speedily to adopt it."
  • "It is much easier to prevent opioid use disorder in the first place than it is to treat it.
  • "I am proud that what we have done in New Jersey to prevent opioid dependency and addiction can serve as a model for the country," he said.

URAC and 80 Organizations Call on DEA to Create Registry for Telemedicine Treatment of Substance Abuse

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Tuesday, October 27, 2020

Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Oct. 26th, URAC joined 80 other organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, in calling for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to implement a telemedicine special registration.

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  • Washington, DC, Oct. 27, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- On Oct. 26th, URAC joined 80 other organizations, led by the Alliance for Connected Care, in calling for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) to implement a telemedicine special registration.
  • The nations response to COVID-19 has demonstrated the value of increased access to telemedicine to enable all qualified providers, including Community Mental Health Centers and addiction treatment facilities, to prescribe Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT) to patients with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD).
  • The failure to have a registry to allow for providers of telemedicine services to prescribe is a failure of the bureaucracy.
  • On October 24, 2018, President Trump signed into law the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act.

Psychedelic Drugs Could Potentially Treat Impending Post-lockdown Mental Health Epidemic

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Tuesday, June 2, 2020

For many struggling with the additional stress of the current lockdowns and other health concerns, it appears that the ongoing opioid crisis is being worsened, as the two health emergencies collide .

Key Points: 
  • For many struggling with the additional stress of the current lockdowns and other health concerns, it appears that the ongoing opioid crisis is being worsened, as the two health emergencies collide .
  • "We feel one of the outcomes of the current health crisis will be increased rates of opioid addiction and mental health issues," said MindMed Co-Founder and Co-CEO, JR Rahn.
  • To make matters worse, centers that treat Americans with opioid addiction are being denied some extra emergency funds at this time, further worsening the epidemic.
  • Ahead of the outbreak, there was already some movement on treating serious mental health conditions through the use of medical psychedelics.

Psychedelic Drugs Could Potentially Treat Impending Post-lockdown Mental Health Epidemic

Retrieved on: 
Tuesday, June 2, 2020

For many struggling with the additional stress of the current lockdowns and other health concerns, it appears that the ongoing opioid crisis is being worsened, as the two health emergencies collide .

Key Points: 
  • For many struggling with the additional stress of the current lockdowns and other health concerns, it appears that the ongoing opioid crisis is being worsened, as the two health emergencies collide .
  • "We feel one of the outcomes of the current health crisis will be increased rates of opioid addiction and mental health issues," said MindMed Co-Founder and Co-CEO, JR Rahn.
  • To make matters worse, centers that treat Americans with opioid addiction are being denied some extra emergency funds at this time, further worsening the epidemic.
  • Ahead of the outbreak, there was already some movement on treating serious mental health conditions through the use of medical psychedelics.

Crossroads Treatment Centers Pioneers TeleVisits to Continue Seeing Patients During COVID-19 Crisis

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

Crossroads Treatment Centers , a category leader in outpatient treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, announced today that it will offer TeleVisit appointments throughout all of its Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) centers in Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.

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  • Crossroads Treatment Centers , a category leader in outpatient treatment of Opioid Use Disorder, announced today that it will offer TeleVisit appointments throughout all of its Office-Based Opioid Treatment (OBOT) centers in Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Virginia.
  • Crossroads is working on expanding TeleVisits to include counseling and toxicology, ensuring a comprehensive recovery program for its patients.
  • Maintaining access is a critical component of success for patients recovering from opioid addiction, said Trey Causey, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at Crossroads Treatment Centers.
  • Headquartered in Greenville, S.C., Crossroads Treatment Centers is a national leader in outpatient treatment for Opioid Use Disorder, operating over 90 addiction treatment facilities across 10 states.