Rep. Fitzpatrick Legislation Increases Access to Addiction Treatment
Congressman
The IMD exclusion is a long-standing policy that prohibits the federal Medicaid matching funds to states for services rendered to Medicaid-eligible individuals who are patients for SUD and mental health treatment. Some states - including
"The 'IMD exclusion' blocks access to treatment for people who need inpatient treatment for addiction including some of society's most vulnerable: veterans, pregnant addicted women, women with dependent children, and low-level drug offenders," said Fitzpatrick. "This bipartisan bill will eliminate the IMD exclusion for substance use disorder and help states expand access to inpatient addiction services for Medicaid enrollees in a fiscally responsible manner while not intruding on a state's flexibility to implement care."
Drug overdoses involving prescription opioids and heroin have nearly quadrupled since 1999 and are now the leading cause of accidental death. According the
Bill text available HERE: http://fitzpatrick.house.gov/sites/fitzpatrick.house.gov/files/Road%20to%20Recovery%20Act%20of%202017.pdf
WHAT THEY'RE SAYING:
Pennsylvania State Representative
Treatment Communities of America: "The IMD Exclusion is an antiquated policy that unjustly bars access to community based treatment for those in greatest need of care. TCA is pleased to support this bill to end this inequity and restore appropriate access to the full continuum of care." - Dr.
National organizations supporting the Road to Recovery Act include:
Medicaid Health Plans of America (MHPA)
Caron Treatment Centers
Local and state organizations supporting the Road to Recovery Act include:
Life Sciences Pennsylvania
AmeriHealth Caritas
CareSource
AmeriHealth Caritas
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