Quarterly Newsletter - February 2017
In this issue: an upcoming announcement, conference dates and other news
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In this issue: an upcoming announcement, conference dates and other news
The State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy (OBS) has released the OARRS (Ohio Automated Reporting System) 2016 Annual Report. It states that there was a 20.4 % decrease in the amount of opioids dispensed in Ohio over the 4 year period from 2012 to 2016. At the same time, OARRS usage continues to increase with a record breaking high of 24.11 million requests in 2016. Another key point from the report is patients in the state of Ohio have less engagement in the practice of doctor shopping since 2012.
The Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA) is a federal law that generally prevents group health plans and health insurance issuers that provide mental health or substance use disorder (MH/SUD) benefits from imposing less favorable benefit limitations than on medical /surgical ones.
Head south and join us for the Senior Leadership Conference in Clearwater, Florida! We will be at Booth #5.