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Prior Authorizations And Addiction Treatment, Channie Cretsinger Mph, Jeremy C. Kourvelas Mph, Jennifer G. Tourville Dnp
Prior Authorizations And Addiction Treatment, Channie Cretsinger Mph, Jeremy C. Kourvelas Mph, Jennifer G. Tourville Dnp
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Key Points
- Concerns about prior authorizations have grown given research demonstrating inconsistent coverage and review policies across insurers, interruptions to care, high provider burden and higher healthcare costs.
- Tennessee policymakers and insurers have recently taken appropriate measures to ease the concerns and minizine unnecessary barriers. TennCare changed their policy on buprenorphine allowances in May 2023, essentially removing the prior authorization barrier for buprenorphine/naloxone preferred products.
- This is a significant step for Tennesseans given that the research shows that once the prior authorization process was removed for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD), patients with opioid use disorder …
The Need For Point-Of-Care Testing Of All Illicit Substances, Channie Cretsinger, Jeremy Kourvelas Mph, Jennifer G. Tourville Dnp, Julia Van Zyl Md
The Need For Point-Of-Care Testing Of All Illicit Substances, Channie Cretsinger, Jeremy Kourvelas Mph, Jennifer G. Tourville Dnp, Julia Van Zyl Md
SMART Policy Briefs
An estimated 107,477 overdose deaths occurred in the United States within the last year, with about 4,000 of those deaths being Tennesseans. Over 80 percent of these deaths are attributable to opioids such as fentanyl, for which there does not exist tests approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for point-of-care testing (POCT). POCT is intended to be used near or at the site of the patient and is performed outside of a physical clinical laboratory, usually at the bedside. A classic example of this is a bedside glucose test in the hospital. Tests for fentanyl and other illicit …