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Combatting the Opioid Epidemic: A Review of Anti-Abuse Efforts in Medicare and Private Health Insurance Systems
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations
Abstract
The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations issued a Bipartisan Staff Report on oversight gaps in the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, including inconsistent reporting, declining investigations, and underused data tools, while highlighting insurers’ varied efforts to combat opioid abuse. The report contains a review of unimplemented Department of Health and Human Services recommendations.
Date
2016-10-04
Document Type
Senate Bipartisan Staff Report
Serial Number
114-29.Sprt
Document Length
32 pages
Congress
114
Relation
DOI
Keywords
Staff Reports, Bipartisan
PAP Major Code
3: Health
PAP Minor Code
321: Regulation of Drug Industry, Medical Devices, and Clinical Labs
Related Hearings
• House Committee on Energy and Commerce, Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations, hearing on "Medicare Part D: Measures Needed To Strengthen Program Integrity," 114th Cong., H.Hrg. 114-66, (2015, July 14)