Source: CEPOP
This monthly call featured discussion of policy topics including state responses to the opioid epidemic, updates from the Centers for Medicare/Medicaid, and increasing access to medication-assisted treatment.
The CEPOP All-Participants Monthly Teleconference took place Monday, October 31st, from 3 – 4 p.m. ET.
Below is the agenda of the items covered and a downloadable copy of the agenda document.
AGENDA
I. Focus Topics
A. State Responses to the Opioid Epidemic
Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear
B. CMS Listening Session on Part D – CARA Section 704
Chris Bauer, Director, Division of Part D Policy, Center for Medicaid, CMS
C. Increasing Access to Medication-Assisted Treatment
Amy Zettle, Federal Affairs Director, and David Schwartz, Head of Global Policy, Cigna
D. CEPOP-USA Today Network Community Solutions Initiative
Elizabeth Nelson, Gannett
II. Advocacy
A. Take-Back Survey
B. Lame Duck Appropriations
C. ADF Policy (see attached letter and FDA Blog)
III. Organizational
A. Upcoming CEPOP Events
i. November: All-Participants Call (tentative: November 21st)
ii. December: In-Person Strategy Session (Washington, DC)
B. Participant News & Updates
Next All-Participants Call: Monday, November 21, 2016, 3:00pm – 4:00pm ET (tentative)