Medical Associations Propose New Payment Model for Opioid Addiction Treatment

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Recognizing that the current payment structure for physicians who provide outpatient opioid addiction treatment is not working, the American Medical Association (AMA) and the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) have come up with an alternative payment model. In a recently released 39-page brief, the two medical associations suggest that those treating patients addicted to…

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