Opioids Archives - Wisconsin Health News

Governor’s opioid task force releases final report

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 19, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

A state commission has designed a care delivery model to increase access to treatment for substance use disorder. But critical parts of the model, like how it'll be paid for, still need work.

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DHS grants to support opioid use disorder treatment in jails

by Sean Kirkby | Dec 18, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

More than $1.3 million in state grants will support medication-assisted treatment programs for inmates living with opioid use disorder at 16 county jails, according to a recent Department of Health Services statement.

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Report: Nearly all Medicaid claims for opioid addiction treatment don’t require prior authorization

by Jack Kelly | Dec 11, 2018 | Medicaid/Medicare, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Nearly all Medicaid claims for a medication-assisted treatment used for opioid addiction don’t require doctors to get approval from the state before prescribing, according to a report released last month.

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Milwaukee opioid, cocaine task force releases recommendations

by Jack Kelly | Dec 3, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

A Milwaukee task force finalized recommendations Friday on how to reduce drug misuse and overdoses.

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DHS grants aim to expand opioid use disorder treatment

by Jack Kelly | Nov 27, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The Department of Health Services awarded grants to expand medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder in Madison and Milwaukee, according to a Monday statement.

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Report: Professional boards begin referring prescribers for investigation

by Jack Kelly | Nov 5, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

State boards overseeing doctors, dentists and nurses have started referring healthcare providers for further investigation based on summaries of dispensing data from the state’s prescription drug monitoring program, according to a recent report. The Medical Examining Board referred seven doctors in the state for further investigation based on how many opioids they were dispensing, according […]

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Panel: Information sharing, collaboration key to fighting drug addiction

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 25, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Information sharing and collaboration are key in the fight against drug addiction in Wisconsin, panelists agreed at a Department of Justice summit on opioids and meth this week.

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Schimel, Kaul debate ACA, opioid response

by Sean Kirkby | Oct 17, 2018 | ACA, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Republican Attorney General Brad Schimel and his Democratic challenger Josh Kaul, a Madison attorney, sparred on the Affordable Care Act and how to address the opioid epidemic at a Milwaukee forum Tuesday.

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US DOJ awards opioid treatment grants

by Jack Kelly | Oct 16, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The federal Department of Justice has awarded around $9.8 million to Wisconsin’s government, local governments, tribes and others to help fight the opioid epidemic. The money, announced at the beginning of the month, targets a range of activities, including prevention, treatment and enforcement efforts. The state’s Department of Justice is receiving $1.3 million to help […]

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USDA provides funding for mobile crisis facility to combat opioid crisis

by Jack Kelly | Sep 25, 2018 | Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

The United States Department of Agriculture has committed $150,000 to Menominee County to create a mobile crisis facility to combat opioid misuse.

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Wisconsin receives $20.3 million in federal money for opioid epidemic

by Jack Kelly | Sep 24, 2018 | Federal Government, Opioids, Top Stories | 0 |

Wisconsin is receiving $20.3 million from the federal government to fight the opioid epidemic, according to a Friday statement from Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis.

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