American Medical Association

Reports of efforts to help the nation’s overdose epidemic

Updated December 22, 2022

This issue brief is focused on positive interventions from nearly every state working to help increase access to evidence-based treatment for substance use disorders, patients with pain and harm reduction efforts. The reports include news releases, data from multiple and varied sources, including national, state and local public health agencies, advocacy organizations, law enforcement, emergency medical services, hospitals, treatment centers, research journals and others.

Issue Brief: State action needed on mental health and substance use disorder parity

AMA resource details numerous state parity violations and provides specific recommendations for meaningful oversight and enforcement.

AMA survey of pain management physicians during COVID-19

New issue brief shows broad use of increased DEA prescribing and treatment flexibility; barriers and concerns, however, persist.

Issue brief: AMA, Colorado physicians, Manatt Health Pain Care Actuarial Analysis

This issue brief summarizes the findings of a recent AMA, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Pain Society and Manatt Health report submitted to the Colorado Division of Insurance in support of multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care.

AMA CMS CPS Manatt RFI response to CO DOI

The American Medical Association, Colorado Medical Society, Colorado Pain Society and Manatt Health worked with Oliver Wyman to provide a detailed Request for Information to the Colorado Division of Insurance on the costs associated with the health coverage provisions proposed in Colorado House Bill 20-1085 that would have increased access to multidisciplinary, multimodal pain care.

Advocacy and Action to End the Opioid Epidemic by the AMA Opioid Task Force

By Patrice A. Harris, MD, MA, Chair, AMA Opioid Task Force; Bobby Mukkamala, MD, Chair AMA Pain Care Task Force

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