Year: 2023
Resolution Number: 24
Action Taken: Approved
Status: Complete
Author(s): Megan Edison, MD
Sponsor: David Whalen, MD
On behalf of: Kent County Delegation
Committee: A (Medical Care Delivery)
Resolved Section(s):
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate to require Medicaid coverage for transportation costs for all Medicaid health care services without a “carve out” for patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder who are being treated with medication for opioid use disorder; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to advocate coverage for transportation costs for all Medicaid or Medicare health care services without a “carve out” for patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder who are being treated with medication for opioid use disorder.
RESOLVED: That MSMS advocate to require Medicaid coverage for transportation costs for all Medicaid health care services without a “carve out” for patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder who are being treated with medication for opioid use disorder; and be it furtherRESOLVED: That the Michigan Delegation to the American Medical Association (AMA) ask our AMA to advocate coverage for transportation costs for all Medicaid or Medicare health care services without a “carve out” for patients diagnosed with a substance use disorder who are being treated with medication for opioid use disorder.
Fiscal Note: $12,000-$24,000
Resolution: View PDF for Reducing Stigma for Treatment of Substance Use Disorder
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