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Effort to remove Medicaid prior authorization for bupe in NJ advances
Author(s) -
Enos Gary
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
alcoholism and drug abuse weekly
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1556-7591
pISSN - 1042-1394
DOI - 10.1002/adaw.32303
Subject(s) - medicaid , prior authorization , legislation , authorization , legislature , business , medical emergency , medicine , computer security , law , computer science , political science , nursing , health care
Proposed legislation in New Jersey that would bar prior authorization requirements for medication‐assisted treatment (MAT) under Medicaid has sailed through several legislative committees, as medical specialists lament insurance wait times that can place patients with opioid use disorders at serious risk.